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Smithers elects councillors, trustees By Chris Gareau Smithers/Interior News

Smithereens elected a mix of new and familiar faces to represent them on town council and the school board. After the retirement of three councillors, 1,281 voters chose from nine candidates for six seats. All three incumbents were returned to council for the next four-year term. Frank Wray, Phil Brienesse and Bill Goodacre will join newcomers Gladys Atrill, Greg Brown and Shelley Browne at the new council’s first meeting on Dec. 9. Atrill was the biggest votegetter, earning the confidence of 942 residents in her first campaign. “Of course it feels pretty good. I’m pretty amazed and I’m very appreciative for the support that

I received,” said Atrill, who plans on staying involved with Tourism Smithers. Atrill pointed to her contributions in tourism and volunteering as reasons why people supported her run. She added that her ability to see different sides of an issue also helped. Work on the official community plan (OCP) is something she and other councillors are looking forward to. “We need a lot of different things in town to make it healthy, and I think the OCP process is an opportunity for residents to contribute to that,” said Atrill. Greg Brown said his engagement at the door helped him connect and earn him the thirdhighest vote total. “If you give people the opportunity to think about things, they will be thoughtful. What I liked is first they had a

position like ‘Smithers is closed for business’, so I asked ‘how would you like to change it?’” said Brown. “That was the beginning of how I want to spend the next four years.” Brienesse said the turnover due to retirements helped incumbents, as did the last council’s availability with residents. He sees councillors new and old working well together. He said he plans to avoid the last council’s rocky start. “Just getting to know each other and our own personal styles so we can have a really productive council that gets along well and discusses things without getting personal and making sure that we focus on the issues,” said Brienesse. Wray said he was honoured to be re-elected, and hopes his experience will be helpful. “I think my role is to provide context and history for some of the

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decisions that we have made, and also help pass on the knowledge of the processes that we have to follow,” said Wray. Dawn Hanson is one of the new faces on the Bulkley Valley School District 54 board. She said her message of more communication resonated with voters. “I think we need to explore ways we can connect with people, and I think that comes from a broad conversation as a board to help gather ideas; I think it comes as a broad conversation with community members on how is the best way to communicate with them and share and be open; and I also think there are roles you can do individually as a trustee, having social media that you use... to share information that is public,” said Hanson. See ELECTION RESULTS on A4

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Many new faces elected in Telkwa By Kendra Wong

per cent with only 298 votes cast. “The people are ready for a change in the government and a change in the approach,” said Repen. “I really feel like people do want to participate in the village and the government and in the decision-making process and that was a key to my platform.” Once he is sworn into office, Repen hopes to begin engaging with the community. “My number one priority is getting in place a mechanism so that we can engage the people that are here with that government process,” he said. Not only does the village have a new mayor, but there are three new faces joining council this term as well. Leroy Dekens, the owner of RaceTrac Gas Station, was elected with 370 votes, the most that any councillor or mayoral candidate received.

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The Village of Telkwa has a new mayor for the next four years — and his name is Darcy Repen. Repen defeated mayoral candidate and councillor Rimas Zitkauskas with 283 votes, 104 more votes than Zitkauskas and 240 more than Vicky Rokstad, according to unofficial results that were released late Saturday night. “It’s super exciting and I think the most exciting part for me was the number of people who turned out to vote,” said Repen, who watched the results trickle in from the village office. During this election, 508 people cast their votes out of 1,024 eligible voters, according to unofficial results. That is a 49 per cent turnout. In the 2011 election, the voter turnout rate was 35

“I was happy. [I’m] interested to see how everything is going to go. I’m very happy for the support that I got,” said Dekens. “I think the Village of Telkwa wants some change and I think it’s a good thing. Hopefully I can live up to what they want.” All for Less owner Coralee Karrer and Annette Morgan will also be joining the ranks after receiving 274 and 239 votes, respectively. Brad Layton rounds out the pack, returning for a second term after receiving 229 votes, only seven votes more than councillor Rick Fuerst. Layton will be the only one with previous council experience. John McDivitt received 204 votes, while outgoing mayor Carman Graf received 192. In the race for school trustee for Electoral Area

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The Bulkley Valley Child Development Centre can now purchase the property at 1471 Columbia Drive and move its services there after Smithers town council passed a contentious rezoning last Monday. The vote, held in front of a packed gallery of residents opposed and for the rezoning, was 3-2, with councillors Charlie Northrup and Frank Wray opposed, Mark Bandstra recused, and Norm Adomeit absent. Mayor Taylor Bachrach and councillors Phil Brienesse and Bill Goodacre voted for the rezoning. CDC executive director Kerri Bassett Kluss said she had to pace the hallway outside council chambers to fight nerves as council members each explained their reasoning before the vote. “We can move forward

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as an organization in a new location that’s inclusive and accessible for children and their families in Smithers. We’re very excited and very pleased with council’s decision tonight,” said Bassett Kluss. Mayor Bachrach, who has called this decision the hardest of this council’s three-year term, was the deciding vote after the four councillors present stated their intentions and reasoning. He told those gathered at the meeting that the decision was ultimately

about land use. “I’m going to support the P2 zoning tonight in the knowledge that we plan to tackle (permitted uses in P2) and clean up what has really been a bit of a grab bag zone that we’ve stuffed a bunch of uses that we didn’t know what to do with into that zone. “Just for the future of the town it behooves us to take a really good look at it, to clean it up. There’s been talk of a larger bylaw review; I think this one’s important enough that

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N EWS B.C. NDP leader visits Smithers By Chris Gareau Smithers/Interior News

John Horgan made his first visit to the Bulkley Valley since becoming opposition leader this spring. The B.C. NDP leader visited with Wet’suwet’en leaders and HyTech Drilling before sitting down at Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson’s office in Smithers. Horgan said he saw a rejuvenation in Hy-Tech workers. “It speaks well to Smithers as a place to put down roots and get involved in manufacturing of all things. People think of the

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N EWS OCP concerns raised By Alicia Bridges Smithers/Interior News

Bulkley Valley residents took advantage of a public hearing last Monday to raise concerns over waterfront usage measures in the proposed Smithers Telkwa Official Community Plan. A handful of residents gathered at the Old Church on Nov. 10 to comment on the land use plan, which is in the final stages of development. Prepared by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, the plan aims to provide direction for future land use planning and development by summarizing a vision for the area. A perceived lack of measures to protect “riparian” or shoreline areas dominated discussion at the hearing, which was held for affected residents to provide input rather than ask questions. Terry Stuart, who lives at Lake Kathlyn, was among those to voice their concerns over whether the plan offers enough protection for riparian areas. The plan states that Lake Kathlyn, Tyhee Lake, Seymour Lake and Round Lake are at, or have exceeded, their capacity for development. It recommends that rezoning applications for the creation of additional lake-front parcels should be discouraged. Stuart said more protections

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CFIB report on Telkwa spending includes B.C. program By Kendra Wong Telkwa/Interior News

A former Telkwa councillor is calling out the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses, saying that a new report that they released analyzing municipal spending is based on misleading information. The federation recently released its annual B.C. Municipal Spending Watch 2014 looking at how well municipalities across the province have been spending taxpayers’ money over the past 12 years. In the report on increases in operating expenses, the Village of Telkwa was ranked the lowest in the Bulkley Valley at 138 out of 151 municipalities with a tax spending per capita of $1,881. But Rimas Zitkauskas, former mayoral candidate, said the numbers the federation complied are not accurate. “The figures in the 2014 report are inaccurate according to the operating budgets

that we filed for the years in questions,” he said, adding that when initially asked about the 2014 report, he answered in reference to the 2013 report. “The CFIB report said that our per capita operating spending is $1,881. A more accurate figure is about $1,236 in 2012, not $1,881.” He noted the village collects roughly $1.2 million from taxpayers annually, and $625,000 from other levels of government. “That spike in 2012 is obviously due to the inclusion of non-operating expenditures by the CFIB,” said Zitkauskas, noting that the 2014 operating budget per capita is lower than the 2013 numbers. He also added that in 2012, the village was paid $900,000 from the province to clear vegetation in the area as part of the province’s Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative to fund Telkwa’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan. According to Zitkauskas, no village money was put into the project, but said they were asked by the province to

include it in the annual report as part of their operating budget under protective services. In 2011, the budget for protective services was $227,326, which then jumped to $1,078,710 in 2012, because of the $900,000 included from the province. The following year, the budget decreased back down to $384,995. “We’re the one of the few communities that put our name forward to do [the program],” he said. According to this year’s report, protective services costs were included after having been excluded in previous editions. “Policing costs have been included in this year’s report,” said the report. “An implication of this inclusion is that this year’s report is not comparable to previous editions of the B.C. Municipal Spending Watch, since policing costs were excluded in previous editions.” Operating costs include protective services, staff salaries, and anything that is not a capital — or physical building — project.

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Clarification on Telkwa expenditures T

he CFIB Municipal Spending Watch reports are never provided directly to Telkwa. We usually receive them from the Union of BC Municipalities, with their comments a few months after the release. CFIB’s website, as of this writing, only provides up to 2013 reports. In my original interview with Kendra Wong, she was provided with access to the CFIB’s 2014 and I was referring and commenting on the 2013 report. Both of us made assumptions that we were on the same page. (Thursday), Mayor Graf and myself spent time with the publisher, editor and reporter to clarify why the 2014 report showed such an abnormal jump in our expenditures. Working together, The Interior News calling the Province, and village staff and councillor’s reviewing our operating expenditures we found the anomaly. The 2012 year included $900,000 of 100 per cent grant funded expenses for our Fuel Mitigation and Fire Prescription Program. Budget Year | Operating Expenses | Population 2009 $1,530,406 1,322 2010 $1,409,460 1,353 2011 $1,695,197 1,383 2012 $1,740,303 1,432 2013 $1,692,259 1,471 Per capita CFIB Report Expenditures Year $1,158 2011 $1,042 2012 $1,226 2013 $1,215 2014 $1,150 N/A

CFIB per capita expenditures $1,126 $1,005 $1,236 $1,881 N/A

CFIB reports are always produced with a two-year lag. So the 2013 budget year report will come out in 2015. As we can see, when we exclude the $900,000 provincially funded Fire Mitigation Plan, we actually see a gradual reduction in the Village’s per capita spending. We expect that trend to continue, as we spread out our operating costs over a growing population base. Rimas Zitkauskas

It’s not about the smoke It’s that time of year again. Hockey fans are busy digging out hockey gear, getting skates sharpened and taping sticks — getting ready for the first puck drop of the season. Unfortunately, hockey has a dark secret — one that’s more commonly associated with Major League Baseball. It’s a problem you can neither see, usually, nor smell. Organized hockey has a tobacco problem that has made its way into the sport — from children as young as 13 to NHL professionals. The problem is the use of chewing tobacco or snus. The Sport Medicine and Science Council of Manitoba recently surveyed 2,000 athletes aged 12-21 regarding substance use. The survey found that 52 per cent of male hockey players used chewing tobacco or snus. By the age of 20, 75 per cent of Manitoba hockey players who took part in the survey reported that they had tried

“chew.” They also found that youth in Grades 9-12 who participated in team sports had nearly double the risk of trying smokeless tobacco. Another study by the Waterloo Sports Medicine Centre and University of Waterloo in 2010 found that smokeless tobacco use among Canadian hockey players appears to be common, with results comparable to similar studies in the U.S. We’re all aware of the dangers associated with the use of smoking. However, I’d be willing to bet a bag of pucks that not many of us are aware of how many hockey players use smokeless tobacco. For hockey parents, this can be particularly troubling as the sport that they put their child in to keep them active and healthy could potentially lead to tobacco use. But there are some things you can do about it:

If you’re a hockey parent, make sure that you talk to your children about tobacco. Be involved in the game and help out. Don’t just drop your child off in the dressing room and then head for the bleachers. Make sure you know what’s going on. Coaches have a big influence on the players they work with. If you’re a coach, use that influence to send the message that tobacco and hockey don’t belong in the same arena. If you’re a player, don’t use any form of tobacco. Whether you play in a fun recreational league or a highly competitive elite league, some young hockey player is probably looking up to you. To your children, you are the best player on the ice. Set the example for them. Hockey organizations and municipalities can also develop, promote, and enforce tobacco-free policies that address tobacco use.

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Tobacco-free policies send the message that hockey and tobacco don’t mix, but to be effective, they also need to be promoted and adhered to. That means everyone from the fans in the arena bleachers to the players on the dressing room bench has to be in the game. Hockey is a great sport with a lot of benefits for those who play; we just need to work together to bench tobacco. Information on tobacco-free sports, is at playlivebetobaccofree. ca. If you or someone you know wants to quit using tobacco, they can receive free counselling, information and support, visit www.quitnow. ca. Free nicotine replacement products are also available through provincial programs. Reg Wulff Tobacco reduction coordinator

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Uneasy at Site C wool over our eyes

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Editor: Re: B.C. business welcomes Site C. The various business folks wrote: “Site C can provide British Colombians with...lower prices for residents...” Omitted from their letter is that the vast bulk of the power generated by Site C will be used to drive massive pumps and refrigeration units for proposed B.C. LNG projects, and virtually none will be used for B.C. residential purposes. Just thought that was important for BCers to know, and you can bet that folks in the various business associations would prefer to keep that under their hats when they slyly “suggest” BCers will be left with lower electrical prices thanks to Site C. I get uneasy when businesses and business associations try to pull the wool over our eyes to gain their controversial objectives. Why not just be open and informative rather than deceptive? Keith Cummings Telkwa

Do fuel companies have us over a barrel? Editor: Points to ponder: A few years ago when crude prices were +/- $120/barrel we’re paying $1.39 per litre. Now the crude barrel price is below $80 and dropping. The price of fuel at the pumps in Smithers ($1.29 per litre) is at the high end in the province, and we do not have a transit tax tagged on! Here are just a couple of examples: Alberta average price $1.04 per litre; B.C. average price $1.22 per litre; Lower Mainland with the transit taxes $1.06 to $1.12 per litre; Newfoundland $1.23 per litre.

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Newly-elected Smithers councillors Gladys Attril, Shelley Browne and re-elected Frank Wray chat it up at the Hilltop Pub as they wait for the results from the municipal elections to come in on Saturday night. John Tunnel photo

Fuel companies have never had to apply for bailouts. They are recording huge profits as we speak. Do they have us “over a barrel” so to speak? Are we being had? Just asking! Jenny de Jong Smithers

Congratulations to the BV Kinettes

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I would like to send out a big congratulations to the BV Kinettes & Dawn 2 Dusk for yet again putting on such an incredibly successful fundraiser as The Witches Brew dance. As a resident of Smithers it is so wonderful to see such a great organization as the Kinettes raising thousands of dollars to be put back into our community. Your hard work and selfless hours are greatly appreciated by all those who will benefit from your generous hearts! Can’t wait to see what you come up with next year! Rachel Fornara Smithers

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We have become jingoistic

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My grandfather was in the infantry in WWI and I saw the damage that experience had on him and all those around him. In my youth I worked for many years as a civilian instructor with some of the finest soldiers one could ever know. These people and others like them have my lasting respect. And I am not a pacifist. What then would explain the growing discomfort I have been experiencing with wearing a poppy to show my respect? In Canada we have seen profound changes to our national character. We have become a jingoistic and militarist aggressor in world conflicts when arguably we have no moral or legal right to be so. Since Afghanistan we see regular efforts by the Government of Canada

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(aka the Harper government) to inject sophisticated marketing images into the lives of Canadians for the sole purpose, I submit, to desensitize us to our new role as a military aggressor and to boost a bogus nationalism in us that will never result in positive outcomes. Never has and never will. Think about the day-to-day presence of things military in our lives, things as small as soldiers training where 10 years ago none would have been seen, or regular overflights by military aircraft, or the onslaught of military focused media or public events (think hockey games for one example). These are not random events but a shrewd marketing campaign designed to change who we are as a people and what we believe in. So while I will always have the utmost respect for our soldiers who rightly or wrongly place themselves

in harm’s way for our benefit, I cannot abide by the government’s intentional strategy to reshape who we are as Canadians. It will, in the end, come to no good. So next time you are called upon to support our troops, force yourself to think deeper and consider who might be trying to manipulate you and your values.... And for what purpose. On reflection you might be quite surprised and disturbed about your conclusions. Mike Sawyer Smithers

Thanks from Smithers UCW Editor: The women of Smithers United Church would like to thank all those who attended our Christmas Tea and Bazaar. We hope you had a pleasant time with us, having tea, visiting and getting a start on Christmas shopping and baking. It was our pleasure to make you welcome and to enjoy your fellowship. Smithers UCW

The federal Conservative government will forgo a surplus this year and instead borrow money to pay for income-splitting and other new tax measures, according to its own fall economic update. In the last two months the Conservatives announced more than $3 billion in tax changes for this year, including an expensive income-splitting scheme. If they had followed the plan laid out by the late Jim Flaherty, the federal budget would have a small surplus this year instead of a $3 billion deficit. Earlier this year, Mr. Flaherty called on the Conservatives to abandon their income-splitting scheme, saying “I think income-splitting needs a long, hard analytical look … to see who it affects and to what degree, because I’m not sure that overall, it benefits our society.” He was right. The Conservatives’ new incomesplitting scheme (which they call “the Family Tax Cut”) won’t give a dime to more than 85 per cent of Canadian households. But it will cost Canadians $2.4 billion this year alone. We don’t think it’s fair to ask middle class families to pay to give families like the Prime Minister’s a $2,000 tax break. A Liberal government would focus on helping the middle class instead. The economic update also showed that the growth rate for the Canadian economy will slow down each and every year between 2015 and 2019--and that the recent Conservative tax measures will do nothing to turn it around. That’s not good enough. It’s time for the government to change course, focus on the economy, and start putting Canadian jobs and growth ahead of politics. Scott Brison Liberal Finance Critic

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Petra Materns (left) and Lindsey Pierce, with the Smithers Figure Skating Club, perform during the figure skating jamboree at the civic centre on Saturday afternoon.

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Smithers hosts first figure skating jamboree By Kendra Wong

“It was a huge movements. included Adison Labonte success. The northwest In the end, the purple and Kiara Elson. area basically goes from team glided into first, with According to Dykens, Vanderhoof through to the green team in second this was the first jamboree Roughly 70 figure Prince Rupert. We had skaters from around the skaters from just about Bulkley Credit Union Julycompetition 2007 Northwest descended on Valley every community along the “It was the first of our Logos to be supplied to Newspapers Smithers over the EPS weekend way,” said Tyler Dykens, skating season. Everybody did for the first ever jamboree head coach of the Smithers Pantone the local skating club has colours: Figure SkatingPantone Club. 287 Blue really well,” 356 Green hosted. During thePantone fun Pantonefrom 139 Harvest -Tyler Dykens Skaters from the competition, skaters Head coach of the Smithers Figure Skating Club Terrace, Hazelton, Prince all clubs were grouped into Rupert, Vanderhoof and four teams: white, teal, Houston figure skating purple and green. clubs, among others, hit They performed the ice for the third annual a variety of events and the white and teal the club has hosted in Northwest Jamboree at including solo, creative teams in third and fourth. its history and the first Logo File competition they’ve held the Smithers Civic Black/Grey Centre Logo and file interpretive skates, Smithers Colour club skaters on Saturday and Sunday. as well as spins and field in the winning group in a number of years. Smithers/Interior News

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“To be honest, it’s due to a lack of ice availability,” she said. “But we’re fortunate that it worked out this year. It’s a big undertaking. Lots of commitments by parents and club executives.” Even though it was a fun competition, Dykens said it gave roughly 16 girls from the club an opportunity to get back onto the ice. “It was the first competition of our skating season. Everybody did really well,” she said. Skaters also received

report cards evaluating their performance, which allowed them to see what they did well and what needs improvement. “They get feedback from that and just kind of taking a look at the feedback and building on that,” said Dykens, adding they would consider hosting similar competitions in the future. Last year, the competition was held in Prince Rupert. The club’s first competition of the year is the first week of December.

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Gryphons capture multiple zone titles The Smithers Secondary senior boys’ and girls’ volleyball teams have captured zone titles, both within two weeks of each other. The boys’ team defeated the Charles Hayes Rainmakers winning three games to two to bring home the AA zone championship in Prince George on Saturday, Nov. 8. Senior Matt Fowler was awarded player of the game for the Grypons. The girls’ team also took down Kitimat in their zone tournament with a decisive three-set win over Mount Elizabeth last weekend. Grade 12 student Morgan Monkman was named MVP while fellow senior Gabrielle Correia was named an all-star after Saturday’s games. Both teams will head to provincials at the end of the month.

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Saltos welcomes new head coach By Kendra Wong Smithers/Interior News

The Saltos Gymnastics Club has welcomed a new face into its midst. Henry Condor has been named the head coach of the club and started the position last week. “I hope to bring my enthusiasm and passion about gymnastics,” he said in an email. “I want to create a strong, professional team of coaches, which will produce high-level athletes for B.C. and Canada.” Condor has 18 years of coaching experience under his belt, having started gymnastics in a small town in the Ukraine when he was just seven years old. But he admitted, he wasn’t quite sure what the sport entailed at first. “My coach met me on the street on my way from the grocery store (I was carrying bread and milk),” said Condor. “He asked me [if] I like gymnastics. I answered ‘yes’, but frankly I had no idea what it was and I remembered how I called my mom’s work place and proudly said that I was invited to the gymnastics club. Since that day, I have really loved gymnastics.”

no doubt for us to move to Canada.” Condor made one of his first trips to Smithers Did you earlier this month when he hear? accompanied former Saltos head coach Alana Jensen to help with a training camp over the Thanksgiving AGM weekend. Wed., Nov. 26th “He responded very 7 p.m. well to the kids and the Hudson Bay Lodge kids responded very well to him,” said the club’s Becky Everyone welcome, come and find out what we Stavast. have been up to this past year! “He was very interactive Refreshments will be served. with the kids and they liked him right away.” He has already introduced new drills and training techniques. Annual General Meeting “He’s going to bring lots of great gymnastics knowledge and skills,” said Wednesday November 27, 2013 - 7pm Stavast. “I think he’s going to be a good role model At the Hudson Bay Lodge for our up and coming coaches.” While Condor’s passion for the sport is clear, he said Annualcome General Meeting Everyone Welcome, and find out wh it’s the look on an athlete’s Thursday, December 4th, 2014 face after performing well topm this past year! that he enjoys the most. have been up7:00 “I feel proud when I see Basement of Ranger Park Building happy kids’ faces when they Refreshments will be served! 17th Ave & Princess Street hold their gold medals on a “We are looking for people who want podium,” he said. to participate in a dynamic rescue Condor replaces Jensen who moved to Maple Ridge environment and volunteer their time at the end of the summer for their community.” to teach gymnastics at Flip All are welcome & encouraged to attend City in Langley.

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Henry Condor, Saltos’ new head coach, helps an athlete with her backward flip at the club Friday.

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He moved to Canada 10 years ago and was living in the Lower Mainland with his wife and two kids prior to moving to northern B.C. “When I was a kid, I watched a TV series called

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Little keeps Steelheads in games By Kendra Wong Smithers/Interior News

From a young age, David Little had shin pads and a goalie mask strapped to him and was thrown in front of a net. “I have two brothers who are quite a bit older than I am,” said Little. “They always needed a goalie to shoot on. Ever since I was three or four I had the pads strapped to me and was the target.” Since then, Little has grown up playing minor league hockey right through to midget in Burns Lake. For the last two seasons, the 19-year-old has suited up between the pipes for the Houston Luckies. But since the Luckies couldn’t find enough players to ice a team, Little was left without one. It was by chance that he stumbled upon an

Burns Lake acquisition David Little has made 138 saves in just four games with the Smithers Steelheads this season.

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opportunity to play for the Smithers Steelheads. “I wasn’t planning on playing hockey at all this year,” said Little. “I’m mutual friends with Brendan deVries and they needed a goalie. But I’m definitely happy to be playing hockey again.” The netminder has started four of five games the Steelheads have played with a save percentage of 0.885 and 138 saves in the season so far. Though he has only

led the team to two victories, Little has faced a barrage of shots from opposing teams in all games played, seeing as many as 43 shots in a single night. Head coach Tom DeVries said Little has exceeded his expectations. “He’s been great. I remember him playing last year in Houston and I thought ‘let’s get him along’, but I didn’t know he was that good,” said DeVries. Michael Wall,

a goalie with the Steelheads for two years who also played against Little in Houston, said the young player has adjusted well to his new team. “It’s tough for a goaltender to come in like that, but I think he’s done well for the team, stepped up and made some big saves when they needed it,” said Wall. “He’s a big goalie and covers the net well. The more he plays with our team, the more he

gets to know the guys, he’ll only get better.” Little’s commitment is also a huge factor in general manager Kelly Zacharias wanting to keep him. “We enjoy the commitment that he has because he lives in Burns Lake and can make the games,” said Zacharias. “His commitment is another key issue there for us.” Being one of the many new faces on the team, Little said making the transition from one team to another has been easy. “I felt pretty welcomed by the team, they’re a bunch of good guys. I just like being part of a team and playing with your buddies,” he said. “I think Mike Wall is playing now so I’m probably going to spend a bit of time on the bench, which is alright. I’ll still be backing up or playing the odd Sunday game, hopefully.”

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After dozens of laps around the track with a top speed of 230km/h down the straight, this car is nothing short of amazing. Everything else just feels slow. Zack Spencer

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drive. It needs to be treated with respect but getting on the power or the brakes is very smooth and effortless. The sound from the screaming engine, the Pirelli P-Zero tires squealing under acceleration or diving into each corner was a sensory overload. After dozens of laps around the track with a top speed of 230km/h down the straight, this car is nothing short of amazing. Everything else just feels slow. Verdict The average buyer will still opt for the ($32,495) V6equipped cars sold with a solid 300 hp going to the rear wheels or all wheels, the V8-equipped cars are not offered with AWD any longer. The most amazing, but unspectacular part of the trip was driving the Hellcat back to Washington, D.C. through heavy traffic on the highway and downtown core. As we pulled up the W Hotel, just a block from the Whitehouse, the 707 hp Hellcat returned 9.9L/100km. Nothing short of amazing considering the cars output, but it might come down to the 411 lb.-ft. the engine puts out at just 1,200 rpm, allowing it to loaf along effortlessly. This and the $64,495 price tag will get a lot of car fans sitting up and paying attention; the world’s fastest four-door family car is an amazing engineering marvel and the price is as jaw-dropping as the car itself. The Lowdown Power: 707 hp from a supercharged 6.2L V8 Sticker price: $32,496-$64,495 zack.spencer@drivewaybc.ca

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Nissan has announced its new partnership with Adam Levine, lead singer of Maroon 5 and coach on NBC’s Emmy Award winning “The Voice”. The partnership marks an expansion of the automaker’s existing multi-season sponsorship of the show. New program elements include a series of on-air vignettes featuring Adam Levine and several season seven contestants in video segments.

The first vignette, debuting during the Nov. 18 episode of “The Voice,” will feature Adam Levine giving viewers their first chance to hear a live rendition of “SUGAR” from the new Maroon 5 “V” album while driving Nissan’s 545-horsepower supercar, the GT-R. View online at NBC. com/Nissan from Nov. 18. The remaining vignettes featuring season seven artistes, will air on Nov. 25 and Dec. 2. keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca

With the nights getting longer and the dark grey days ahead, anybody venturing out to do a little four wheeling will tell you good off-road lighting is a must. Make sure you only operate them off-road. Good quality wiring of a set of off-road lights is important when installing them on your truck, SUV or 4x4. Simply running a power and ground may work but is not the correct way to wire them. Most off-road lights draw a lot of power when switching them on, and this load should never be applied directly to the switch. Using a relay for the switching duties will save your switch and lights as well as make for a safer installation. Relays are easy to install and some lights come with them, but if not, you can pick up a relay from your local auto parts store. Install a switch in the cab of your truck in a location that is convenient for you to reach, or tap into the high-beam circuit of the headlights to power the relay. Mount the relay inside the cab, under the dash or other location out of the way and out of the elements. Run a wire from the battery or other positive source to the switch. This is the positive feed to switch the relay on. You will also need to run a ground wire to the switch from the frame or other ground then run a positive feed wire from the battery to the positive in position on the relay. There will be four connectors on the relay, a positive, a negative, a positive out and a positive in from the battery. Read the packaging or directions to determine which is which. Find the ground position on the relay and run a wire from it to a good ground on the chassis of the vehicle. Anywhere on the frame or other metal structure of the vehicle will normally produce a decent ground. Run a section of wire from the switch output to the switched power input on the relay. Again, this will be marked or identified on the directions that came with your relay. Ian Harwood

the relay positive out position to the lights and connect it to the positive feed on the lights. Ground the lights by attaching the black or ground wire to the frame or other ground on the truck. HID lights have become more popular with off-roaders these days. Installation is a little more work. But the principles remain the same. Be sure to follow the instructions provided in the kit. HID stands for High intensity discharge which refers to a new technology that relies on an electrical charge to light the xenon gas contained in a sealed bulb. Unlike the halogen bulb, the HID bulb does not have a filament, because there is no filament the bulbs are not susceptible to vehicle vibration damaged. There are however effected by and fluctuations in the vehicles electrical system and depending on the vehicle they may require some resistors. The HID bulb creates light by bridging an arc between two electrodes, instead of heating a filament. This light is similar to the energy transfer when lightning strikes. The arc stimulates the xenon gases producing bright white beam of light. The next wave of off-road lighting technology is LED. Rigid is a leader in this technology. Low amperage and superior light projecting forward is why most offroad racers are switch to this type of light. Check them out at www.rigidindustries.com ian.harwood@drivewaybc.ca

PLEASE READ THE FINE PRINT: Offers valid until December 1, 2014. See toyota.ca for complete details on all cash back offers. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between Toyota prices, rates and/or other information contained on toyotabc.ca and that contained on toyota.ca, the latter shall prevail. Errors and omissions excepted. 2015 Corolla CE 6M Manual BURCEM-A MSRP is $17,540 and includes $1,545 freight and pre-delivery inspection and tire levy. *Lease example: 2015 Corolla CE 6M with a vehicle price of $17,540, includes $1,545 freight/PDI leased at 0.99% over 40 months with $1,350 down payment equals 80 semi-monthly payments of $88 with a total lease obligation of $8,366. Lease 40 mos. based on 60,000 km, excess km charge is $.07. **Finance example: 0.99% finance for 36 months, upon credit approval, available on 2015 Corolla CE 6M Manual BURCEM-A. Applicable taxes are extra. 2015 RAV4 FWD LE Automatic ZFREVT-A MSRP is $25,820 and includes $1,815 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy and air conditioning charge. †Finance example: 0.99% finance for 36 months, upon credit approval, available on 2015 RAV4 FWD LE Automatic ZFREVT-A. Applicable taxes are extra. ††Lease example: 2015 RAV4 FWD LE Automatic ZFREVT-A with a vehicle price of $25,820 includes $1,815 freight/PDI leased at 0.99% over 40 months with $1,495 down payment equals 80 semi-monthly payments of $135 with a total lease obligation of $12,288. Lease 40 mos. based on 60,000 km, excess km charge is $.10. 2015 Tundra Double Cab SR5 4.6L SR5 Plus 4x4 Automatic UM5F1T-6A MSRP is $37,300 and includes $1,815 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy, battery levy and air conditioning charge. ‡Finance example: 0.99% finance for 36 months, upon credit approval, available on 2015 Tundra Double Cab SR5 4.6L SR5 Plus 4x4 Automatic UM5F1T-6A. Applicable taxes are extra. ‡‡Lease example: 2015 Tundra Double Cab SR5 4.6L SR5 Plus 4x4 Automatic UM5F1T-6A with a vehicle price of $37,300 includes $1,815 freight/PDI leased at 0.99% over 40 months with $3,625 down payment equals 80 semi-monthly payments of $188 with a total lease obligation of $18,656. Lease 40 mos. based on 60,000 km, excess km charge is $.15. ¥NOTE: Limited availability on 2014 models and suffixes, see dealer for details. Applicable taxes are extra. Down payment, first semi-monthly payment and security deposit plus GST and PST on first payment and full down payment are due at lease inception. A security deposit is not required on approval of credit. Non-stackable Cash Back offers may not be combined with Toyota Financial Services (TFS) lease or finance rates. If you would like to lease or finance at standard TFS rates (not the above special rates), then you may be December 1, 2014. Cash incentives include taxes and are applied after taxes have been charged on the full amount of the negotiated price. See toyota.ca for complete details on all cash back offers. ¥¥“The Freedom 40 Lease delivers a lower monthly payment by extending standard terms by four months without a rate increase and without a corresponding reduction in Lease-end Value”. As an example, standard term of 36 months can be stretched to 40 months. Freedom 40 Lease offer is valid until January 2, 2015. ¥¥¥Semi-monthly lease offer available through Toyota Financial Services on approved credit to qualified retail customers on most 24, 28, 36, 40, 48, 52, 60 and 64 month leases of new and demonstrator Toyota vehicles. First semi-monthly payment due at lease inception and next monthly payment due approximately 15 days later and semi-monthly thereafter throughout the term. Toyota Financial Services will waive the final payment. Semi-monthly lease offer can be combined with most other offers excluding the First Payment Free and Encore offers. First Payment Free offer is valid for eligible TFS Lease Renewal customers only. Toyota semi-monthly lease program based on 24 payments per year, on a 40-month lease, equals 80 payments, with the final 80th payment waived by Toyota Financial Services. Not open to employees of Toyota Canada, Toyota Financial Services or TMMC/TMMC Vehicle Purchase Plan. Some conditions apply. See your Toyota dealer for complete details. Visit your Toyota BC Dealer or www.toyotabc.ca for more details. Some conditions apply; offers are time limited and may change without notice. Dealer may lease/sell for less.

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Shelter seeks donations for hungry cubs By Kendra Wong Smithers/Interior News

The Northern Lights Wildlife Society is looking for food donations to help feed 30 orphaned cubs before they go into hibernation for the winter. The 26 black bear cubs and four grizzly bear cubs, which come from around the province, are underweight and need sustenance. “Most of them came in late this fall and they’re underweight so they won’t be able to hibernate,” said Angelika Langen, owner of the shelter. “It’s a little bit of an unusual situation for us; Usually, we get cubs earlier in the year and about half the group is asleep around this time of year.” She said they only have eight cubs that are the appropriate

There are 26 black bear cubs and four grizzly bear cubs currently in residence at the Northern Lights Wildlife Society that need to be fed. The society is asking for donations of fruits, vegetables, fish and meat to help nourish the bears.

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weight to go into hibernation, but the rest will need to be fed daily. A bear’s staple diet includes almost any kind of fruit and vegetable, fish, meat and grains in pellet forms.

“With the colder temperatures and them being underweight, they’re ravenously hungry. We’re putting a lot of stuff in there and they’re eating it . . . We will be needing a lot more food

throughout the winter than we usually do,” she said, adding that each cub will need roughly 15 pounds of fruit or vegetables a day. A normal grizzly cub weighs between 70-100 pounds, while

black bears will weigh between 50-70 pounds; but some of the cubs in the shelter weigh as little as 17 pounds. On average, the shelter cares for 20 cubs over the winter, with just 10 in

residence last year. However, this season they have a high number of cubs to feed, something Langen attributes to a poor food crop and mother bears being killed in motor vehicle accidents.

“The animals came closer to humans because humans typically settle in areas where there’s a nice setting of nature, which means it’s good water and good food supply so the bears travel there to find their food supply,” said Langen. “We have a really high number of bear moms killed this year in car accidents. Two of the grizzly bears we have the mom got hit by a vehicle and several of the black bears as well. It’s been really common this year.” After hibernation, the bears will be released into the wild where they came from in June or July. In the meantime, Langen said they are looking for any food donations of fruit vegetables, fish or meat. Monetary donations can also be made at www. wildlifeshelter.com.

Dash replaces Relay for Life after decline in numbers By Alicia Bridges Smithers/Interior News

A 40 per cent decline in the number of people running the Relay for Life in Smithers has prompted the local Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) to downsize with a new event called the Daffodil Dash in 2015. Relay for Life has been held in the Bulkley Valley since 2002 however participation has dropped in the past three years. As a result, the Smithers unit has created a new, smaller event called the Daffodil Dash to encourage greater

community involvement. CCS unit president Debbie Courtliff said the Daffodil Dash would require less volunteer output than the relay, which was a 12 hour event. “[The relay] was not a set distance but someone on your team would be on the track for the 12 hours,” said Courtliff. “The new event is a distance event, with choices of 2 km, 5 km and 10 km. “It is inclusive so people can walk, run and bike their choice of distance.” Organizers also hope to incorporate a survivor’s luncheon and possibly a silent auction or barbeque. Scheduled for April to coincide with

Daffodil Month, the dash will replace the relay as the main fundraising event for the CCS in Smithers. Money raised from the events goes towards research, prevention education and support for one of five cancer society lodges that house and feed cancer patients while they are receiving treatment in major centres. A CCS committee meeting will be held at the Healthy Living Centre this month. For more information about how to get involved, or to provide planning input, contact the society office by calling 250-847-0230 or emailing smithers@bc.cancer.ca.

Debbie Courtliff and Jane Hoek from the Canadian Cancer Society Smithers unit. Alicia Bridges photo

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BVDH AUXILIARY APPRECIATION President Edith Beerda and the rest of the Bulkley Valley District Hospital Auxiliary hold an appreciation lunch Thursday after breaking their record by purchasing nearly $190,000 in medical equipment this year. New to You and the hospital gift shop are the Chris Gareau photo main fundraisers.

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VIEW FROM THE PORCH Lorraine Doiron Presented by the Bulkley Valley Museum: Show You Remember. Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the First World War. A stirring display. I hope everyone got out to vote. So important. The art gallery is calling for artisans for One of a Kind: Artisan Christmas Gift Shop. Deadline is Nov. 25; Gift Shop dates are

Dec. 2-20 with your work for sale to the public for three weeks. No admission charge to the gift shop and the gallery extends its open hours to attract more shoppers. The gallery will set up the gift shop display, you price your work and catalogue it in advance on their inventory sheet and drop it off on the designated day. You do not staff the table; the gallery sells your work on your behalf on a commission. Commission rates are 25 per cent for members, 30 per cent for non-members. Artisans are paid out on their net sales within 30 days of the close of the gift shop. The gallery is looking for a wide range of handmade items in a range of materials and prices. To apply download an application form at

HOLIDAY MARKET at MUHEIM November 21st 5-9pm & November 22nd 10-4pm

Location: Muheim Elementary School Gymnasium (entrance) Get into the Christmas Spirit with over 30 local home based businesses, crafted holiday gifts, homemade gifts and so much more! HOLIDAY DRAW BASKET: Tixs $2.00 each ~This event is a fundraiser for the Muheim Strong Start, School District 54~ Details or to book a table please call:

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smithersart.org or pick up one from the gallery. Saw that young fellow with the long hair running shirtless yesterday. Minus 4 and it did not seem to bother him at all. Mice in the house. Not that hard to set the trap, immensely hard to remove the dead body. Howard Goodall’s Eternal Light and Enchanted Carols with the Classical Strings Society and The Community Choir. Sharon Carrington director, Laura HolsWinbush concert master. Dec. 4-6, 7:30 p.m. at the Canadian Reformed Church. Adults $17, 12 and under $10, available at Mountain Eagle Books and Interior Stationery. Christmas Hampers! The program is up and running. You can sponsor a family, volunteer to help, and

donate food, toys or money. Information at scsa.ca, phone 250877-9405. Smithers and Telkwa residents can apply for a hamper at the SCSA office in the Railway Station. Moricetown residents can apply at the Band council office. Deadline is Dec. 12. Dec. 6 at the historic Round Lake Hall 7:30 p.m., an enjoyable Coffeehouse with featured performers Dan, Jaap, Keith, Stan and Tim Band, and Six Feet Over. Admission $5, snacks and baking always welcome! Closing with: “Believe that you can do it, under any circumstances. Because if you believe you can, then you really will. That belief just keeps you searching for the answers, then pretty soon you get it.” —Wally “Famous” Amos.

Celebrate your baby’s first Christmas with a special greeting on our “Merry Christmas, Baby!” page, publishing Wednesday, December 24 in our Christmas Edition. Fill out the entry form below and submit it, along with a photo of the baby and the $25.00 (incl. GST) entry fee, to The Interior News by 5 p.m., Monday, December 15. Digital photos may be emailed to laura@interior-news.com

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The first air quality advisory of the winter season was issued last week by the Ministry of Environment and the Northern Health Authority. The advisory came with open burning restrictions for Smithers, Telkwa, Houston, Burns Lake and surrounding areas. “This is the first advisory related to wood smoke, which is the primary culprit. There’s also road dust as part of the particulate matter,” said Barry Watson, air quality meteorologist for the B.C. Ministry of Environment. Smoke was trapped with no mixing of the air under a high pressure system according to Watson, who added that most of the smoke around Smithers was likely not from industrial slash pile burning. “That would have been illegal because the venting index has not been what you need: good and fair... those conditions have not

existed for a little while, so people shouldn’t be lighting up a fire,” said Watson. The geography of the valley means this likely won’t be the last advisory this winter. Watson said he has more precise instrumentation to capture particulate matter, so there is potential for more advisories than in the past. “That of course depends on the weather and how people mange their wood stoves primarily,” said Watson. During advisories, people with chronic underlying medical conditions should postpone strenuous exercise until they are lifted. No new fires may be initiated and no additional material may be added to existing fires while advisories are in effect. Smithers and Telkwa clean air bylaws also prohibit the use of wood-burning appliances when under an advisory, except for sole wood burning heat users. Air quality information can be found at bcairquality.ca.

Rebates offered to trade in old wood stoves

By Jackie Lieuwen Houston Today

The B.C. government gave $10,450 to boost the Wood Stove Exchange Program. Run by the Bulkley Valley Lakes District Airshed Management Society, the program is to encourage residents to replace old wood stoves with cleaner burning models. The funding from the B.C. government gives residents a $250 rebate on the purchase of any new certified domestic solid fuel burning device or high efficiency appliance. That includes gas, propane, pellet or electric stoves. “Replacing an old wood stove with a more environmentally friendly model through the Wood

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Stove Exchange Program is a practical and effective way to reduce emissions,” said Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad. By exchanging stoves, “families in our community will help improve air quality in our community,” he added. New emissions-certified wood stoves burn one-third less wood and reduce smoke and particulates entering the atmosphere by up to 90 per cent. This year $190,000 is being provided to 13 communities though the Wood Stove Exchange Program. Since it was launched in 2008, over $2.3 million has been provided to purchase over 6,000 cleaner burning models, equating to a reduction of more than 370 tonnes of particulate matter being pumped into the air.

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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. Smithers Rodeo Club AGM Wednesday, Nov. 19, BV Insurance, 7:30 p.m. All invited. Chilcotin Holiday Thursday, Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m., NWCC. Rosamund and Jim Pojar will show slides of their holiday in the beautiful Chilcotin and Bella Coola Valleys. Bingo Thursday, Nov. 20, 7 p.m., The Old Church. Put on by the Northern Saddle Club. Family Fun Fridays Nov. 21, 6-8 p.m. Bring the family for this extended public swim with the pool wide open. Holiday Market Nov. 21, 5-9 p.m., Nov. 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Muheim Gym. Holiday basket draw. Fundraiser for Muheim Strong Start. Rae-Lynn 250-877-8206 or raelynn66@hotmail. com. A Big Ol’ Rowdy Party Saturday, Nov. 22, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., Kispiox Valley Hall. Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition fundraiser. Tickets at Mercedes Beans and Mountain Eagle Books. One of a Kind: Artisan Christmas Gift Shop Nov. 6-25, Smithers Art Gallery. Submit your work on a commission basis for the gift shop Dec. 2-20. Bible Study for Women Tuesdays & Thursdays, Oct. 7-Nov.

25, 7:30-9 p.m. at 1471 Columbia Dr. Studying the book of James for Women with Beth Moore DVD. Call Claudia 250847-1664 to order materials. New Works by Leif Ostlund and Of Bees & Trees by Liz-Anna Waugh Smithers Art Gallery shows Oct. 28-Nov. 26. www. smithersart.org, info@smithersart.org, 250-847-3898. Introduction to Reloading Saturday, Nov. 29, 1-3 p.m. BV Rod & Gun Club. Come and learn in an interactive environment with experienced club members. Brian 250-847-9339. 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. Free Computer Tutoring at Smithers Public Library. Lost on the Information Highway? Book a free one on one appointment ongoing to March 2015: Wednesday to Fridays 1-5 p.m., Saturdays 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (subject to change). Call 250-847-3043. Ground 2 Griddle Neighbourhood Kitchen every Tuesday 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. James Anglican Church Hall. Call SCSA 250-847-9515 to join this free life skills literacy program. Childcare provided.

Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Kemess Underground Project

Invitation to Comment AuRico Gold Inc. (Proponent) is proposing to construct and operate an underground gold and copper mine (proposed Project) in north central British Columbia, approximately 6.5 km north of the past producing Kemess South (KS) Mine. The proposed Project would include extraction of up to nine million tonnes of gold/copper ore per year. The proposed Project would make use of the existing KS infrastructure including the mill and the KS open pit for the tailings & waste rock storage facility for the proposed Project. The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act and is also undergoing a substituted environmental assessment under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The Proponent must obtain an environmental assessment certificate before any work can be undertaken on the proposed Project. However, prior to submission of an application (Application) for a certificate by the Proponent, Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) must first approve Application Information Requirements. Key to the Application Information Requirements is the identification of Valued Components to be studied and the areas with in which the studies would occur. This is done through the Valued Component Selection Document which EAO has now received and invites comments on. There are 37 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to Valued Component Selection Document. The comment period will begin on November 26, 2014 and end on January 2, 2015. All comments received during this comment period in relation to the Valued Component Selection Document will be considered. The intention of seeking public comments is to ensure that all potential effects – environmental, economic, social, heritage and health – that might result from the proposed Project are identified for consideration as part of the assessment process. At this stage of the process, the primary intent is to receive NOTE:

feedback about the studies or information required for a comprehensive environmental assessment. After taking public comments into account, EAO will finalize the Valued Component Selection Document for incorporation into the Application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate. EAO accepts public comments through the following ways: • By Online Form at http://www.eao.gov.bc.ca • By Mail: Scott Barillaro Project Assessment Manager Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9V1

• By Fax: Fax: 250-387-2208

An electronic copy of the Valued Component Selection Document and information regarding the environmental assessment process are available at www.eao.gov.bc.ca. Copies of the Valued Component Selection Document and the Project Description are also available for viewing at these locations: Mackenzie • Mackenzie Public Library Mackenzie Recreation Centre, 400 Skeena Drive, Mackenzie BC V0J 2C0 Smithers • Smithers Public Library 3817 Alfred Ave, Smithers BC V0J 2N0 If you are unable to participate at this time, there will be an additional comment period during the Application Review stage when you will also be able to provide comments to EAO on the proposed Project.

All submissions received by EAO during the comment period in relation to the proposed Project are considered public and will be posted to the EAO website.

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130 Spark Design Smithers Snowmobile Club Family Membership $250 131 Tyhee Forestry Consultants Blue Fin Sushi Gift Card $50 132 Woodmere Nursery 2 Bails Peat Moss $20 133 BC Web Bulova Men’s Dress Watch $275 134 Oscar’s Source for Adventure Rapala Magnum Travel Rod $88 135 Dairy Queen 10” Soft Serve Cake $31 136 Gone Hollywood 18 Holes of Golf For 4 On Our Indoor Golf Simulator $100 137 Whistler Rd. Cheese Co. 3 Pieces of Delicious Local Cheese $25 138 Bugwood Bean Gift Card $20 139 Interior News 1 Year Subscription $40 140 Chicken Creek Coffee Co. 1 lb Peruvian Organic Coffee $15 141 Alpine Lakes Air Sight Seeing Trip for two $360 142 Big Smiles Kids Store Gift Card $100 143 McElhanney Chatters Gift Card $50 144 Coast Mountain GM Full Interior Detail & Shampoo $380 145 Wash the Works Ultimate Touchless Car Wash $16 146 MTR Utility Maintenance Ltd. North Country Rentals Gift Card $100 147 Oscar’s Source for Adventure Flambeau Classic 2-Tray Tackle Box $30 148 Outdoor Essentials Gift Card $50 149 Driftwood Diamond Drilling XL Driftwood Diamond Drilling Zip Hoodie Grey $45 150 North Central Heating 100 lb Propane Tank $174 151 Willow Massage Therapy 30 Min Massage $40 152 BC Web Gift Card $50 153 Speedee/Interior Stationary Student Chair Bonded Leather $190 154 Valhalla Pure Outfitters Arcteryx Miura 35 litre Pack $200 155 G.E. Greene Law Corporation Outdoor Essentials Gift Card $400 156 Glacier Toyota Ultimate Detail Package $390 157 Alpenhorn Bistro & Bar Gift Card $75 158 C.O.B. Bike Shop Troy Lee Designs Upper Body Armour (Youth XL) $140

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Kimberley’s Kitchen looking to expand By Kendra Wong Telkwa/Interior News

Walking into Kimberley Mulla’s kitchen in Telkwa, it looks like a scene out of a cooking show. The colours are warm and vibrant, there is a pristine white bookshelf with methodically placed cookbooks and pottery, and there is the slight smell of indescribable sweetness in the air. Mulla is the owner and operator of Kimberley’s Kitchen. She makes a variety of artisan confections such as brittle and gourmet marshmallows in flavours such as vanilla bean, strawberry, peppermint, pumpkin spice, and a yearround favourite, chai.

Mulla hand-makes all treats with organic fair trade chocolate, vanilla beans, coffee and local ingredients. “It feels nice to make something that’s a part of people’s lives in such a positive way. Adding something sweet and delightful to people’s every day is very meaningful and the actual crafting of it is a lot of fun,” she said. Mulla started the business four years ago when she was on maternity leave in the Lower Mainland, and eventually settled with her family in Telkwa in 2011. Over the years, she has experimented with many recipes before eventually perfecting the product she sells today. “The marshmallows really took off because

Kimberley Mulla has launched a kickstarter campaign to build a $5,700 commercial kitchen in her basement to help with production.

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I embraced the ability to create seasonal marshmallows. My first season I probably produced 20 different flavours and from that point on set a dangerous precedent to constantly come up with new ideas,” she

laughed. Mulla has crafted and sold her sugary treats from a rented kitchen in the village and through her online store to people all around Canada. Angela Souter has tried the

marshmallows at events, but this was her first time buying a batch at the Smithers Farmers’ Market last weekend. “We think they’re delicious, we love that they’re homemade,” said Souter, whose

daughters each bought the peppermint and vanilla bean flavours. Leanne Perry, a food blogger in Vancouver, has been a fan of Mulla’s marshmallows for years. “They’re amazing. Marshmallows can be tricky to make sometimes, they turn out too light or too dense,” said Perry. “Once I tried them, it was like a whole new world. The flavours are amazing.” Now, Mulla is looking for a larger space to make her marshmallows. She recently launched a kickstarter campaign to build a certified commercial kitchen in the basement of her home. Kickstarter campaigns are online funding platforms

where anyone can donate to a cause. Through the campaign, she hopes to raise $5,700 by Dec. 7. Pledges will be used to purchase appliances and furnishings, and pay for trades people to renovate the space for the kitchen. If all goes according to plan, construction will begin in January. “In order to be able to ramp up production, I need to be able to work and have availability to a kitchen whenever I can work,” she said, adding that she would one day like to expand her business to a storefront. For more information on the campaign, visit www. kimberleyskitchen. com.

Community pulls together to help send duo to Chile By Kendra Wong Smithers/Interior News

People in Smithers are coming together to help raise money to send a boy and his sister to Chile to say a final goodbye to their late grandmother. Eighteen-year-old Satsi and her 16-year-old brother Nenli Naziel currently live in Prince George and attend Prince George Secondary School. Their mother recently travelled back to Temuco, Chile to spend time with her mother who was diagnosed with terminal cancer. “They met [their grandmother] when

they were quite small, but they were able to Skype with her quite a few times in recent years,” said their father Warner. Unfortunately, she passed away recently. “It’s been really hard on a lot of people because their grandmother had come up here a few years ago when Satsi was born. She spent about a month here and got really close with a lot of family members,” said Warner. Since then, family members in Smithers have organized a series of events to raise enough money to send the duo back to Chile. “Their grandmother had hoped to see her grandchildren and that was one of

her final wishes,” said Lillian Wilson, a family member. “As a way to honour her wishes, we’re still doing the fundraiser, the kids are still going to Chile so they can spend some time with their other relatives and get their closure from their grandmother’s passing.” Roughly two dozen people attended a concert at the Old Church organized by Nenli’s relatives Sa-yez and Simb’iyez Wilson, two weeks ago. “We’ve had a lot of donations even before the event happened. There have been a lot of supportive people,” said Simb’iyez The next day, a breakfast and craft fair was held in Moricetown as well.

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“They’re both honour roll students, they’re on the principal’s list. They just need help to get to Chile,” said Lillian. So far, they have raised $1,000 from the concert and roughly $600 from the breakfast and craft fair. There was also an online Facebook auction where people bid on items such as paintings, jewelry, a Trevor Linden jersey, clothing and accessories. Warner said he was deeply touched by the outpouring from the community to help his family during such an emotional time. “It’s really touching, it’s amazing,” he said. “If there was something more than ‘thank you’, I would use them right now. I’m really touched by it.”

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C OMMUNITY TD scholarships up for grabs By Kendra Wong Smithers/Interior News

Jasmine Tehara lived in a different Smithers in the early 1990s than what is known today. “In Smithers Secondary School, we had pretty significant issues around diversity or racism,” said Tehara, noting that there was not a large population of south Asian or Chinese people living in the area. “We had issues at school and it was something that I cared about deeply. Everyone wants to have a feeling of belonging and wants to know they have a place.” In an effort to make students of different ethnicities feel more at home, Tehara organized a weekend-long multicultural camp where students talked through their issues and figured out ways to solve them. Her drive to start the club helped earn

her a TD Scholarship for Community Leadership in 1997. Tehara went on to receive an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Applied Economics and Political Studies from Queen’s University. Currently, she works at TD Bank Group as the vice president of HR shared services in Toronto. The scholarship program is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and Tehara was the only person from northern B.C. to be selected as one of the 20 faces of the program. “There are over 350 scholars and it’s hard to believe that I was in the early years,” she said. “To think that I was selected among the group of 20 is hugely flattering.” Jane Thompson, executive director of the scholarship program, said Tehara is an excellent role model. “It’s a rare person like Jasmine who steps up and says

‘okay, I can do something about this,’ and actually create change,” said Thompson. “She showed a lot of sophistication in her ability to do stuff coming from a very small town.” Applications are now open for the TD Scholarships for Community Leadership Program. Each of the 20

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Four years ago it was Handel’s Messiah, two years ago it was Vivaldi’s Gloria and Magnificat, and this year it is Howard Goodall. The Bulkley Valley Classical Strings and the Community Choir are at it again, busy since September with rehearsals to prepare a concert scheduled for the Dec. 5 weekend. But who is Howard Goodall? “Goodall is a contemporary British composer of choral work,” said Laura HolsWimbush, conductor of the string orchestra. “A friend sent me a recording of his work and when Sharon [Carrington] and I listened to it, we both knew that’s what we wanted to do.” The concert will feature two of Goodall’s works. The first, Enchanted Carols, is just that: a selection of joyful Christmas carols, familiar tunes in new arrangements by Goodall. The First Nowell, O Little Town of Bethlehem, and In Dulci Jubilo are just three of them. This work is for female voices only and features many local soloists. It is accompanied by a chamber orchestra. The second work by Goodall is Eternal Light: A Requiem. This might seem like an odd choice for a Christmas concert, since a requiem is traditionally recognized as a piece of music written following the death of a major figure such as a king or

The Bulkley Valley Classical Strings and the Community Choir rehearsing for their upcoming December concert, which will feature music by Howard Goodall.

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queen. Goodall saw it differently. He focuses instead on ordinary people who are left behind to grieve following the loss of a loved one.

Recognizing the restorative power of music, he created arrangements for words that are meant to comfort and offer hope. Christmas can be a difficult

time for those experiencing this kind of loss, and Eternal Light is being performed to offer, in Goodall’s words, “some solace for the living that mourn.” Eternal Light is being

performed by the choir, soloists and orchestra, all residents of the area spanning from Houston to Hazelton. It is being directed by Sharon Carrington with Hols-Wimbush as concertmaster. The evening’s performance includes two concertos, a concerto being defined as a composition for solo instrument(s) accompanied by orchestra. Opening the evening will be the Allegro from Vivaldi’concerto for flute and violin in G major, featuring Toby Moisey on flute and Kiri Daust on violin. Moisey has recently returned to the valley after completing a Masters degree at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. Violinist Daust is wellknown in the Smithers area, having been featured in many local performances. Later on in the program Handel’s organ concerto #2 in B flat will feature Alfred Lakowski on the splendid pipe organ in the Canadian Reformed Church. Tickets for the Dec. 4, 5, and 6 concerts are available at Mountain Eagle Books and Interior Stationery in Smithers, and at CountryWide Printing and Stationery in Houston. Performances start at 7:30 p.m. at the Canadian Reformed Church, 2788 Upper Viewmount Rd., Smithers. Submitted

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Repeat victory for incumbent mayor Lowry By Alicia Bridges Hazeltons/Interior News

Incumbent Mayor Gail Lowry will lead the District of New Hazelton for a second term after she was re-elected in a landslide victory against challenger Rob Henwood at Saturday’s B.C. municipal election. In a repeat of the 2011 election result, when Lowry received 111 votes to Henwood’s 31, the incumbent was re-elected with a substantial lead of 95 votes to the challenger’s 18. Lowry waited for the result at the New Hazelton Meeting Centre, where votes were counted after polling closed at 8 p.m. She said she was pleased she would have the opportunity to continue working on projects and initiatives she was passionate about. “I’d love to see more businesses come into town, I would really like to see that, and from there everything kind of falls as well,” she said.

“(Plans for a new Upper Skeena Arena), that’s probably our biggest thing that we are doing right now, it’s our big push. “Ever since I’ve been mayor we’ve been working on it, going down to Victoria, meeting with ministers, every time we go to UBCM we bring it up.” A total 113 votes were cast from an estimated 403 eligible voters. Voter turnout dropped significantly in 2014, with about 28 per cent of eligible voters placing ballots compared with approximately 37 per cent in 2011. Mayor Lowry said she was disappointed only 113 of 403 eligible voters turned out on the day. “I was disappointed that it wasn’t higher ... but having said that people did come to vote and that’s the main thing,” she said. Councillors Janet Willson, Ray Sturney, Braunwyn Henwood, George Burns, Peter Newbery and Mike Weeber were returned by acclamation. The Village of Hazelton Mayor Alice Maitland and councillors Wendy Blackstock, Shirly Muldon, Buddy Smith and Nick Marshall were also acclaimed. See NEWLY-ELECTED on B6

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE GITXSAN TREATY SOCIETY Time / Date : 9:00A.M. on Thursday, November 27, 2014 Location : Gitxsan Chiefs Office 1650 Omineca Street PO Box 229 Hazelton BC VOJ 1 YO The purpose of the annual general meeting is to satisfy the requirements of s. 56 of the Society Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 433 The Gitxsan Treaty Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last annual general meeting was held on September 19, 2013. Notice of this AGM is made pursuant to the Society Act, which requires that every registered society hold an annual general meeting of its members at least once every calendar year and not more than 15 months after the adjournment of the previous annual meeting. Business to be Conducted and Process The business to be conducted and process will be as follows. 1. To receive and review the report of the directors to the members. 2. To receive and approve the financial statement of the Society for the end of the last completed financial year. 3. To receive the report of the auditor of the Society. 4. To appoint 4 directors of the Gitxsan Treaty Society for a 3 year term to replace the directors whose terms will expire as specified by their respective Pdeek (Clans) at the time of appointment, with equal representation from each of the four Gitxsan Pdeek if possible. 5. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. 6. By November 25, 2014, anyone wishing to stand for appointment as a director of the GTS should provide written notice by sending the attached form to the attention of Jim Angus, chairperson, at the Gitxsan Treaty Society: (a) by mail to: PO Box 229, Hazelton, BC, VOJ 1YO; (b) by email to: executiveassistant@gitxsan.com; or (c) by fax to: 250-842-6709. Pursuant to section 26(2) of the GTS Bylaws, no person is eligible to serve as a director if they have served as a director for more than 6 years. The attached form of notice may be used as notice to stand for appointment of director. 7. At the start of the annual general meeting, the Chair will provide a list of those director candidates who have given notice i in accordance with paragraph 6. 8. All members of the Gitxsan Treaty Society are entitled to vote at the annual general meeting. 9. Pursuant to section 22 of the bylaws, voting by members at the annual general meeting shall be made by show of hands unless the members decide otherwise. Voting by proxy will not be permitted. .

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Social issues in the Hazeltons and the planned Upper Skeena Arena were the main topics discussed when John Horgan toured the villages last week for the first time since he became leader of the BC NDP in May. Horgan last visited the Hazeltons when he was still the party’s energy critic to gather information about the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. This time around, the leader shifted his focus to social support services and community projects. After spending the morning in Smithers, Horgan and Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson met with a group of social support workers at the Storytellers’ Foundation in Old Hazelton. The foundation is a

literacy organization with a wider focus on empowering the community and reducing poverty in the Hazeltons. Storytellers’ community organizer Sarah Panofsky told Horgan about the work the Foundation was doing to tackle issues surrounding domestic violence, abuse. “As you can see around the table there [are] so many strong community members, especially strong women, who have gone through the cycle of violence themselves and come out the other side or just people who are matriarchs and central to their communities,” said Panofsky. “[They] are saying, ‘this is enough, we need to give voice to what we are seeing and hearing in our communities and we’ve had enough and we are going to put a stop to this’.” Some of the women

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Development of a Pest Management Plan Application #: FLNR-C and N-BC-2015 Applicant: Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations 2000 S. Ospika Boulevard, Prince George, B.C. V2N 4W5 Agent: SMC Consulting, 1582 Lawrence Avenue, Penticton, B.C. V2A 3C1 Tel/Fax: (250) 492-6193, E-mail: smcconsulting@shaw.ca The purpose of the proposed Pest Management Plan (PMP) is to manage invasive alien plants and/or noxious weeds on provincial Crown land in Central and Northern BC. The PMP applies to areas located within the Thompson-Nicola, Skeena-Queen Charlottes, Kitimat-Stikine, BulkleyNechako, Fraser-Fort George, Stikine, Peace River Regional Districts, and the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality. The PMP applies to areas located within the vicinity of the communities of Albreda, Valemount, McBride, Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Mackenzie, Prince Rupert, Terrace, Smithers, Vanderhoof, Prince George, Kitimat, Fort Fraser, Fort St. James, Burns Lake, Houston, Hazelton, Dease Lake, Atlin, and communities on Haida Gwaii. The pest management methods proposed for use include manual, mechanical, cultural, and biological control, and the use of herbicides within the area to which the PMP applies. The common name and examples of the trade names of the herbicides proposed for use under this plan include: aminopyralid (Milestone), clopyralid (Lontrel), dicamba (Banvel), diflufenzopyr (Overdrive), fluroxypyr (Sightline), glyphosate (Vantage Plus Max), imazapyr (Arsenal), mecoprop-p (Dyvel DX), metsulfuron methyl (Escort), picloram (Tordon 22K), 2,4-D (2,4-D Amine 600), and triclopyr (Garlon XRT). Selective application methods include: wick/wipe-on, injection, squirt bottle, cut surface, and foliar applications using backpack or vehicle mounted sprayer. The proposed duration of the PMP is from June 10, 2015 to June 10, 2020.

A Hazelton woman has helped return Mark Jirik’s (second from left) $3000 bike that was stolen near Terrace last year during a charity ride. The Chicago cyclist had given up hope of finding the bike.

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A Chicago man has expressed his disbelief and gratitude after a Hazelton woman helped return his bike that was stolen near Terrace during a charity ride last year. Mark Jirik and Nate Prescott were cycling from Alaska to Argentina last August to raise money for the Erie Neighbourhood House in Chicago. One month into their 14-month trip, Jirik’s

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A draft copy of the proposed PMP and maps of the proposed treatment areas may be examined in detail at: Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (2000 S. Ospika Boulevard, Prince George, B.C. V2N 4W5); online at www.for.gov.bc.ca/hra/plants/pmp.htm; or by contacting the Agent listed above.

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Mark Jirik carries a replacement bike over a washed out road near Columbia on the South American leg of his charity ride from Alaska to Argentina. Continued from B4 Jirik and Prescott’s spirits were lifted when Paul Bertrand and Bruce Martindale from the McBike sport shop in Terrace, which is now called Wild Bike and Backcountry, offered to help the cyclists build a new bike. Using spare parts from the basement, the cyclists and the shop staff spent two nights building “Fannie the Frankenbike”, which carried Jirik as far as Seattle. Jirik was able to claim insurance to cover most of the cost of the original bike, a Surly Long Haul Trucker outfitted with racks on the front and back and custom-built 48 spoke-hubs. The rest of Jirik’s trip, down the pacific coast and into South America, was completed on a nearreplica replacement bike. The cyclists parted ways in Mexico City and Jirik travelled as far south as Quito, Ecuador. With his budget running low, he decided to end the trip early and return to Chicago. He and Prescott raised a total of about $3,000. Last month, more than a year after the bike was stolen, Jirik received an email from Hazelton woman Fabienne Calvert Filteau. She had purchased the long-haul touring bicycle, her “dream bike” from a classified advertisement in the Hazeltons for $150. When Calvert Filteau showed it to her friend Shawn Clarke, a bike enthusiast who used to work at the McBike and Sport shop Smithers, he was quiet at first. “I told him the story and he kind of looked at me and said ‘hmm’ and did some research,” said Calvert Filteau. “He sent me the [newspaper] articles from the previous summer when the bike had been stolen ...

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for me at that point it was a nobrainer. “I’ve had bikes stolen ... and it’s so heartbreaking. It feels like such a violation.” Calvert Filteau tried to make contact with Jirik through bike shops in Chicago and Terrace. She said when she reached him by email he was shocked. “He just kind of said that this was yet another step in a long line of amazing things that had happened in the fallout of losing the bicycle,” she said. Jirik recalls being in disbelief, and then overjoyed, when he received her message. He said it was acts of kindness by total strangers like Calvert Filteau that made his trip truly memorable. “To be back home and all of a sudden experience yet another good deed totally out of the blue ... I couldn’t believe I had the good fortune,” said Jirik. “I remember reading Fabienne’s email and then this stupid big smile overtook my face for the rest of the day.” Jirik paid Calvert Filteau back the $150 she spent on the bike and she arranged for it to be sent back to Chicago via Bruce Martindale from the Terrace bike shop. He said he could not thank Calvert Filteau, (her partner) Greg Horne and Martindale enough. “For Fabienne and Greg to purchase the bike, to have the sense it was stolen, to actually look into it, to find me, contact me and offer to return it, it’s amazing,” he said. “And Bruce not only helped facilitate our contact but also disassembled, boxed and coordinated the shipping of the bike too. “I consider myself very lucky to have inadvertently crossed paths with these folks.”

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It was a close race for the seat of Electoral Area B director with the Regional District of KitimatStikine,. Just 25 votes separated the winner, incumbent Linda Pierre, and the losing candidate Dean Paranich. Pierre, who received 165 votes to Paranich’s 140, said she was thrilled with the result. She said she ran an educational campaign because some First Nations voters within the regional district were not aware they could vote, or what the district does. “When I went around to the different villages too, what I did was talk to the band councils and the health clinics and tell them about the function of the regional district and hope they would be able to pass it on,” said Pierre. She said in her second term she hoped to encourage more involvement from different communities. Her priorities 3 5/16 x 5 included the

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development of the planned Upper Skeena Arena and the work of the Resource Benefits Alliance. “[Through the alliance] we are negotiating for a percentage of the profits from some of these resource developments so that we can share a legacy rather than [be subject to] the boom and bust cycle,” said Pierre. Shar McRory was elected trustee of the Coast Mountain School District 82 Electoral Area 5 (Hazelton) with 333 votes, defeating Larry Joseph who received 88. McCrory was elated when she heard the news at home, where she had been watching the results with her family. After she is sworn in, she said one of the first steps would be to speak with the outgoing trustee Lynn Newbery and prepare for upcoming consultations. “We have some very important changes or proposed changes going on in the Upper Skeena region and I want to be involved with the consultation process with that,” she said.

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Hazelton residents gather to remember

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Hundreds of people braved the sub-zero temperatures to pay their Remembrance Day respects at Old Hazelton last Tuesday in a ceremony that made special tribute to soldiers killed in Ottawa and Quebec last month. With poppies worn over their hearts, a big crowd gathered near the cenotaph at Bastion Park for the ceremony and parade on the banks of the Skeena River. Members of the RCMP and Scouts Canada marched from the Village of Hazelton office to the cenotaph, where they were met with the solemn sounds of the bugle playing The Last Post. In addition to the minute’s silence and the singing of O Canada and God Save The Queen, the ceremony also included a number of recitals and sermons. Reverend Bart Metcalf, one of several church leaders who

addressed the crowd, said this year’s Remembrance Day was especially significant after the fatal attacks on Canadian soldiers Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent in Ottawa and Quebec last month. “On this special Remembrance Day let us not fail to remember those who stood in the way of hatred and violence, who gave so sacrificially of themselves in order that we might have the freedoms we so richly enjoy today,” he said. After the sermons, Gitxsan women performed an honorary song before the laying of the wreaths took place. District of New Hazelton Mayor Gail Lowry and Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson were among those who laid wreaths. RCMP officers also removed the poppies from their hats and placed them at the cenotaph. After the ceremony, Gitxsan drummers provided entertainment Scouts march proudly to the cenotaph to lay their wreath last Tuesday. at a public gathering at the St. Peter’s Anglican Church Hall.

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Arena is most important infrastructure for Stikine: NDP

From HORGAN on B3 “It gets dropped in a bucket in the Lower Mainland where you’ve got millions of people and little amounts of money have little impact. “Little amounts of money in smaller communities can go a long, long way.” Horgan said his role was to push the government to recognize that they have a responsibility to all B.C.

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residents, even in rural areas. “Talking about the arena is a good example of that as well,” he said. “We have a $44-billion budget and this community is asking for $4-million that they can leverage into so much more, not just the physical infrastructure but the health and safety and wellbeing of young people as they are growing here.” Horgan and Donaldson met

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with members of the Skeena Ice Arena Association and Village of Hazelton Mayor Alice Maitland. The association members explained to Horgan their difficulties securing funding from government at various levels. The opposition leader agreed with Donaldson’s statement at the meeting that the arena was the most important new

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infrastructure in the Stikine electorate. He told the members he would investigate non-traditional funding opportunities, such as infrastructure grants traditionally reserved for structures like roads and bridges. “[I will be] talking to the government whenever I get the opportunity,” he said. “They have historically not

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New Hazelton police responded to 78 calls between Nov. 6 - 12

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Storytellers’ Foundation executive director Anne Docherty has been recognized for her work rebuilding literacy in the Hazeltons with the 2014 Council of the Federation of Literacy Award for B.C. Docherty was honoured for her work developing community literacy with the Gitxsan First Nation through storytelling and other Aboriginal traditions. Education Minister Peter Fassbender congratulated Docherty for expanding

the public’s understanding of how literacy and learning contributes to the health of a community. “She has reminded us how important it is to respond to the unique nature of our communities if we are to be truly effective,” said Fassbender. Premier Christy Clark said Docherty had worked tirelessly to spark literacy by finding, celebrating and sharing the stories of those who live in the Upper Skeena.

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Nov. 7 — Police were called to the Northwest Community College for a break and enter. Suspect(s) entered through an insecure window but fled when the audible alarm was triggered.

Nov. 8 — Between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m., suspect(s) entered an unlocked vehicle on the 4800 block of Strathern Rd. in Hazelton and stole a black Toshiba laptop computer with a broken hinge. Nov. 9 — At 2 p.m., police pulled over a green Chrysler Intrepid in the New Hazelton area. A brief investigation determined that the driver had a suspended license. The vehicle was impounded for seven days and charges are pending under the Motor Vehicle Act. Nov. 10 — Two windows were broken at the Hagwilget Day Care Centre overnight. Nov. 12 — Police responded to a complaint of a vehicle that collided with the Suskwa Forest Service Rd bridge. A blue pickup lost control while attempting to cross the bridge and became high centered on the bridge abutment. The vehicle came to rest with its front tires suspended above the river. Several charges are pending. — During the early morning hours of Nov. 8, the Hazelton and Two Mile areas were the subject of several thefts from unlocked motor vehicles. Police are reminding the public to remove valuables from their vehicles and to keep them locked when unattended.

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