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MK Marina sale to take hold Dec. 4 After nearly 40 years of being in the marina business, the Kitimat-Stikine regional district is selling MK Bay Marina to the Haisla Nation. In a deal set to close December 4, the Haisla Trust Society is to acquire the lands, improvements, buildings and all equipment. Through its corporate business arm, Haisla Business Operations Inc. and its business partners, the Haisla Nation will upgrade, manage and develop the MK Bay Marina, located southeast of Kitimat and adjacent to Kitamaat Village. The Haisla are to pay the regional district $875,000 which breaks down to $704,300 for the land and improvements, $5,000 for the a Crown water lease and $139,000 other items including remaining assets, trademarks and goodwill. Sale negotiations had been underway for years and also involved Rio Tinto Alcan which had owned the land on which the marina is located in the first place before selling it to the regional district in 1975 for the development of a public recreational facility. The sale agreement contains a covenant so that the marina will continue to operate as a public facility. “[The] Haisla Nation commits to ensuring the public recreational marina maintains a minimum baseline of 1150 linear feet, 7 boathouse spaces and 117 slips of recreational moorage space in alignment with the current configuration. Haisla Nation intends to run a public marina that is equal or superior to the existing marina in terms of quality, public access and level of service,” states a November 19 regional district press release. Current employees will transfer over to the new ownership structure. Haisla chief councillor

Ellis Ross noted that the marina is right in the middle of Haisla territory. “It generates economic activity and we think its future is even brighter with some upgrades and a greater ability to take advantage of the current and future economic activity on the Douglas Channel,” he stated in the regional district release. The Haisla Nation is also discussing the development of a commercial loading facility on adjacent lands that are owned by Rio Tinto Alcan. Rio Tinto Alcan official Paul Henning called the sale a “bold step” by the regional district and said it clears the way for more development in the area. The land holding is 1.6 ha with about two-thirds of that amount consisting of a dredged out basin. The crown water lease is 4.54 ha with less than half of that amount currently used by the marina, said regional district administrator Bob Marcellin. There is no long term debt to be repaid and it is expected once everything is complete the net balance will be allocated back to the four areas of the regional district which supported the marina – Kitimat, Terrace, Thornhill and the rural area surrounding Terrace which extends all the way south to Kitimat. Marcellin also noted that to operate effectively and at current capacity the marina also depended on additional lands owned by Rio Tinto Alcan and the Haisla and was used by informal arrangements. This isn’t the only recreational facility to be owned by the regional district over the years. At one time it also operated a ski facility at Kitsumkalum Mountain north of Terrace beginning in the mid-1970s which ultimately suffered because of lack of snow.

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Nathan Wilson looks at his totem pole, which he began carving in February. The project concluded with a grand celebration at Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School, where the totem pole was raised in the school’s lobby. More on the totem pole on page 3. Cameron Orr

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Suspicious persons turns out to be tight rope walkers November 10 At 1:08 p.m., Police sent a man and woman on their way after pouring out their beer they were found with outside the City Centre Mall. Police were responding to a call of drinking in public. The couple left the area. November 11 A worker was reported missing from the Kitimat Modernization Camp. Police followed up and found that the person was actually fine and safe. November 12 Police tracked down a stolen vehicle

Police Beat from Starling Street. An officer conducted a traffic stop and the driver fled on foot. After a short foot chase, a 16-year-old resident of Kitimat was caught and will appear in court for charges of possessing stolen property. At 8:54 a.m., the police were called to a report of a break-in at the Child Development Centre. The complainant says a black Volcom gortex jacket

was taken. There are currently no suspects. November 13 There was a twovehicle collision on Ptarmigan Street and Haisla Boulevard. A vehicle heading eastbound on Haisla stopped to make a left turn to Ptarmigan and was rear-ended by another vehicle. The driver of the first vehicle was taken to the hospital for minor injuries while the other driver was given a ticket for “following too closely.” November 15 A possibly impaired driver was ob-

served during a traffic stop at 1:30 a.m. The driver was taken to the RCMP detachment to provide a breath sample but the driver refused, and police say the individual faces charges of refusing to provide a breath sample and impaired driving. The 52-yearold Kitimat driver will face court in December. On a call of suspicious persons, the police went to Kitimat City High at 8:30 p.m. and found some males in the covered area of the school, socializing and walking on a

make-shift tight rope. One male, it turns out, was flagged by Road Safety B.C. to be served a 2 month driving prohibition which was issued at the scene. November 16 Police found a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old male inside the Kitimat Hotel consuming alcohol during a bar walk. The youth were taken away and parents were called, while the bar was served a Licensed Premise Check and the case has been referred to the liquor inspector.

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The smoky haze which last week resulted in an air advisory warning for the area stemmed from brush burning just north of town. But the Ministry of Environment says the burning was illegal and the Conservation Officer Service in Terrace is currently investigating the source. “It was a significant event,” said the ministry’s Barry Watson on the air advisory. “There was open burning north of town. Illegal open burning. It’s being investigated by the conservation officers as to where, when, and whom.” He said he called for the air advisory due to the levels of particulates in the air last week. “The hourlies went three times over the 25 micrograms per metercubed threshold,” he said. “The cold air outflow from the interior basically carried the smoke along the ground for quite a distance.”

Nisga’a A $6 million benefit agreement with the Nisga’a Nation to build a gas pipeline through its territory is the first of a series of deals that will share benefits of liquefied natural gas development with B.C. First Nations, Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad says. Rustad and Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman signed the agreement Thursday with Nisga’a Nation President Mitchell Stevens to accommodate a pipeline through Nisga’a territory to an LNG export facility proposed near Prince Rupert. The pipeline is proposed by TransCanada to supply gas from northeast gas fields to an export facility at Prince Rupert but the Nisga’a have aspirations to go beyond one project.

At centre, Nathan Wilson blesses the totem pole he carved at Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School. Inset, the raw log delivered last November, and at right, Nathan carving the pole in April. Cameron Orr

MEMSS totem pole raised Cameron Orr With drumming, singing and dancing, Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School’s totem pole rose in their lobby, a permanent symbol of the school’s connection with local First Nations culture. Haisla carver Nathan Wilson began working on a raw log on February 11 which would become the pole, with a raven on top and a beaver at the bottom. “They represent unity and community within the Haisla clan system, those two work really well together,” he explained. He said it was an emotional day seeing every-

Council backs child plan Cameron Orr A $10 a day child care plan was pitched to Kitimat Council by the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC. Sharon Gregson sought Kitimat support for the program, which would make child care a straight $10 a day for a full time program or $7 a day for part-time. The idea is to boost the quality of child care and to provide living wages for those providers. Councillors ended up voting in favour of the program, although Mario Feldhoff had wanted more time to research the program. While in favour of the idea, he said these sorts of programs come at a cost that he hadn’t had time to fully appreciate. Rob Goffinet, who moved the Coalition’s proposed motion which put the council in support of the idea, said the motion simply endorsed the idea of the program and felt it was a good time to make the vote. Feldhoff voted with the rest of council to support the motion, after his own motion to table the discussion failed due to lack of a seconder. The motion itself reads that the District “endorse the Community Plan for a Public System of Integrated Early Care and Learning,” as presented by the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC. The motion also reads that “This Plan has the potential to make a real difference for BC children, women and families and communities. We urge the BC provincial government to commit to the Plan’s vision and work with communities to immediately begin its implementation.”

one out for the celebration, from mentors to students who helped out during the carving process. “It’s very empowering, just feel very humbled at the whole experience,” he said. “This was my first pole raising, all the attention is set on me and it’s very rewarding. Like a big roller coaster of emotions.” “There was a lot of support,” he added. The totem pole committee at the school was also ecstatic with the event. “This is a real, visual, concrete symbol of the work that we do behind the scenes, and have done for a number of years and continue to do,” said committee member Katherine Johnsen. Sheila Duncan said it’s a real symbol of unity, and also praised fellow committee member Gail Amos for her leadership. “If it wasn’t for her...I think I’d be running around with my head cut off. This thing all happened with her leadership.”

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Respectable turnout In other parts of B.C., in other papers, there is a chorus being sung decrying voter turnout. Fort St. John perhaps is the worst offender. The Alaska Highway News has a story headlined “Fort St. John stunned by B.C.’s worst voter turnout.” That town, they report, had a 15.2 per cent voter turnout. Yee-ikes. If Kitimat had a 15 per cent voter turnout, that would mean only 697 people would have voted. How could we live with ourselves if that was the case? Thankfully though it’s not the case. In fact voter turnout rose from 2011. From that year’s 55 per cent turnout, we enjoyed a 61 per cent turn out, I suspect it’s among the higher turnouts in the province on November 15. Terrace, by the way, increased their 2011 voter turnout too, but elevated only to 31.7 per cent. The election for mayor in Kitimat is perhaps the most interesting part of this year’s election given Phil Germuth’s landslide, nearly 1,300 votes ahead of the next challenger. People say that this was an important election — which it is, given what Kitimat may face by the time the next election rolls around — and Germuth said in the moments after victory that he believes it was his record on council that secured him the spot. Germuth has indeed been a loud voice for council. For nearly everything that could have a notable impact on Kitimat — Enbridge, LNG, emissions permits, etc. — he’s had at least a few things to say to those people. I’d say it’s that openness to being vocal and the lack of shyness in asking questions that resonated with voters. The fear perhaps is that residents don’t want to walk blindly in to a possible new wave of construction. Of course, being the mayor is in many ways a different job from councillor. He’ll have one vote as everyone else, but he’ll be the figure head to the whole thing. That means he’ll have to stand with the decisions council makes, even if it’s something he’s spoken critically about. From what I know about him, I doubt that will mean he’ll be any quieter at council meetings, but it will be a change to the position he’s already had and enjoyed for three years. Meanwhile for the council, we should know what to expect from those re-elected but it will be exciting to see the dynamic that’s added by Larry Walker and the young Claire Rattée. Congratulations, everyone.

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Putting promises on the lie Why is it so difficult to decipher who is telling the truth these days, and vice versa who is not? Two examples - one, just bizarre and the other with much more serious implications. I read today that mass murderer Charles Manson plans to marry a 26-year-old woman who left her Midwestern home and spent the past nine years trying to help exonerate him. A Kings County marriage license was viewed last Monday by The Associated Press. It was issued on November 7 for the 80-year-old Manson and Burton, who lives in Corcoran, California, the site of Manson’s prison, where Ms. Burton apparently maintains several websites advocating his innocence. Burton reportedly gave an interview about a year ago to “Rolling Stone” magazine claiming she and Manson planned to marry. But Manson told the media, “That’s a bunch of garbage,” in the same interview. “That’s trash. We’re playing that for public consumption,” he added Asked Monday about his comments, Burton said, “None of that’s true,” adding that the happy couple

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was waiting for the prison to complete their paperwork. So I guess the paperwork is done. But who ever expected any truth from Manson. He is 80 after all and can’t be expected to remember everything. Kind of like Stephen Harper, don’t you think? Why, just on Remembrance Day Mr. Harper said: “For the past two centuries, hundreds of thousands of Canadians have earned enormous respect – at home and abroad – by answering the call to fight against tyranny and evil around the world in engagements such as the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, Afghanistan and many other international military operations. Those who fought so valiantly in these battlefields are still honoured and remembered in places such as

Vimy Ridge, Ypres, Normandy, Sicily, Hill 355 in Korea, and Kandahar to name a few. “It is our duty to remember the Canadians who so selflessly defended our freedom. That is why the commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the First World War and the 75th anniversary of the Second World War are two of the major milestones on the Road to 2017.” However a Canadian Press report, published in March, 2014, says federal lawyers filed papers in a B.C court case that stated the Harper government has no special obligation to those who’ve fought wars on behalf of Canada and that it’s unfair to bind the Harper government to promises made nearly a century ago by another prime minister. That assertion was spelled out in the statement of defence filed by the Justice Department in a class-action lawsuit by Afghan veterans who claim a 2006 overhaul of benefits is discriminatory under the charter of rights. So what’s the truth here? Is it the PM’s word, or do we believe the lawyers in court? Continued on page 5

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Continued from page 4 An issue was a 1917 pledge made by Sir Robert Borden, the country’s prime minister during the First World War, on the eve of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. “You can go into this action feeling assured of this, and as the head of the government I give you this assurance: That you need not fear that the government and the country will fail to show just appreciation of your service to the country and Empire in what you are about to do and what you have already done. “The government and the country will consider it their first duty to see that a proper appreciation of your effort and of your courage is brought to the notice of people at home that no man, whether he goes back or whether he remains in Flanders, will have just cause to reproach the government for having broken faith with the men who won and the men who died,” Borden told the troops. The lawyers view: “The statement was nothing more than a speech by a politician; it cannot be considered applicable today, and was never legislated.”

“The defendant pleads that the statements made by Sir Robert Borden and the coalition government in 1917 were political speeches that reflected the policy positions of the government at the time and were never intended to create a contract or covenant.” The lawsuit was filed in B.C. Supreme Court in October, 2012 and involves six veterans of the Afghan war. They are suing to overturn the new federal veterans charter, which provides workers compensationstyle lump sum payments to wounded vets for non-economic losses, such as losing limbs, as opposed to the pension-for-life settlements provided after previous wars. The allegations in the lawsuit have not been proven in court, according to the CP report. However last fall, a Federal Court judge shot down the attempt to halt the case – something the Harper government is now appealing. The Royal Canadian Legion described the government’s position as “reprehensible” last October. You can decide - truth or hypocrisy - or just a political speech.

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MacLeod pulls out grand stories from the Wee Folk Cameron Orr Angus MacLeod is a storyteller at heart. He recalls with great flourish the constant questions his children would throw his way. Like why there wasn’t any snow out one particular winter, or why peanut butter is the colour it is. “You know what? I’m a father and my kids when they were very young would come to me with questions. For instance, the 1985, final game in the World Cup, they’re in to extra time... Suddenly Germany is awarded a penalty kick inside the box,” said MacLeod to listeners at the Kitimat Seniors Centre last week. “Right as they’re about to take that kick, my son is tugging on my shirt sleeve. He says ‘Dad, how come we’ve got no purple peanut butter?’ “Well, I don’t know who won the 1985 World Cup, but if you read the book you can read Angus MacLeod with his children’s book, The Wee Folk. all about purple peanut butter.” That book is called The Wee Folk, a colWhen he got home from work, he was bomlection of tales of fairies, elves and all kinds of barded was questions from his family about this other beings. Ralph person. MacLeod said he began to write these sto“I had no idea. All I done is leave her a note. ries down as he went, which were essentially So that started the stories.” spur of the moment tales. Now he and his family are excited to see the Like for instance Ralph the Snowflake Elf. stories in print. “Where that started, we were coming up to The collection was even illustrated, by an Christmas 1982 and there was no snow at all artist named Jessy Rensink, who they were foranywhere in Kitimat. My two-year-old daughter tuitously connected to and who did the work was really worried because with no snow there pro-bono to build her own profile. would be no Santa Claus,” he said. “I got up in MacLeod said he may have more stories in the morning, I think it might have been Decem- him to tell — some of them more advanced than ber 23 or 24, and before I left for work I cut a children’s stories — but he’ll wait to see how snowflake out of a piece of paper and I left it well he does with this current book. at her place at the table in the kitchen and left He said if writing was all he needed to do a note.” it would be easy, but preparing a book for print That note would be from “Ralph”, regarding takes a lot more effort. He said to do it again the snow. he’d be tempted to go for a plain, black and “That day we were blessed with three feet white book just to make his life easier. Of course of snow in Kitimat, and my daughter was con- it wouldn’t look as nice or fun. vinced it was Ralph the Snowflake Elf that His book is being sold at the Kitimat Mubrought the snow,” said MacLeod. seum & Archives, and online at Amazon.ca.

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School board wants to sell KVI building to Haisla Nation KVI, a partnership with the Haisla Nation Council and Rio Tinto Alcan, has leased the building from the school district since July 2003, says a report to the education board. The movement comes after an expression of interest from the Haisla Nation to purchase the building outright. The board

Cameron Orr The Coast Mountains School District have voted unanimously to request approval under the Disposal of Land or Improvements Order to rid themselves of 1352 Alexander Avenue, or more commonly known these days as Kitimat Valley Institute.

Council calls for action on Radley Park erosion Cameron Orr In the wake of a verbal report to Kitimat Council regarding the status of Radley Park following a week of high rain, council is asking for staff to provide new options. Director of Leisure Services Martin Gould had said that some portions of the park had been washed away in recent high rains but there were no loss of campsites and the areas lost were known to be likely to go in the case of high waters. Mary Murphy moved for staff to

bring back options to protect the park and stop erosion. “Each time it’s [erosion protection] come to council for whatever reason, including 2011, we opt to do nothing. It is apparent that something needs to be addressed,” she said. “We have put $800,000 aside and so we need to protect that asset.” Mario Feldhoff supported the motion but clarified the $800,000 the town has put aside in the past was for campsite development and not erosion protection.

mean money to the district for the sale but he didn’t say how much that could be in this case.

report says it would be for “continued educational purposes.” Requests to dispose of lands must go through the Minister of Education for approval. Art Erasmus said the request puts a process in motion and said that the disposal of the land would

“A number of years back we did put $450,000 aside for rip-rap,” he noted, saying that eventually other priorities, tied with the closure of Eurocan as well, meant the work fell away. “It wouldn’t hurt to look at this with the input of people from the community,” he said on the matter now. Mary Murphy said that she has spoken with contractor Jack Oviatt and he is willing to work with the District on developing a plan for the riverbank at the park.

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Liberals and NDP lock horns over LNG comments Cameron Orr Comments that NDP Leader John Horgan made to the Terrace Standard newspaper during his northwest tour recently has drawn the ire of the provincial Liberals. “I think LNG in Kitimat before Prince Rupert,” Horgan was reported saying in the Standard. Horgan noted that one company, the BG Group, has already announced its delaying plans for a large LNG plant on Ridley Island. “I think they’re done,” said Horgan of the BG Group’s project called Prince Rupert LNG which would involve a facility capable of producing 21 million tonnes of LNG a year. BG Group’s initial plans had forecast a construction period of two phases beginning in 2016. But it announced late last month that it is delaying its Prince Rupert decision because of its involvement in more advanced LNG developments in the United States. The comments by Horgan about the future of LNG in the northwest was not missed by the BC Liberals who last week lobbed a response back. “John Horgan talks a good game, claiming he supports LNG and then he takes every opportunity to dismiss and disparage the industry,” said Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad in a news release. Rustad is also the minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation. “If you want to support economic

growth, if you want to see more people working in the northwest, you don’t do it by rejecting the projects that are planned.” Horgan had said

that Chevron’s Kitimat LNG project had substantial buy-in from First Nations, and the environmental assessment process for LNG Canada was begun

with welcome from various groups. In general, Horgan said he’s skeptical that any LNG industry which might locate in the province will

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“There’s a lot of stress on the industry right now,” said Horgan. With the price of oil dropping and because the price of gas

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The season of advent time to reflect on material values 1 Corinthians 1:4, “I give thanks to my God always for you, that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ...this is our text.” If there is one thing people don’t like it’s waiting. I have been accused of showing impatience from time to time myself, and I have to admit that it is true. In fact it seems to me that Christmas is like that. It seems like the stores get their Christmas stuff out earlier and earlier every year. Maybe we should start on Boxing Day, “Only 364 shopping

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When Paul first came to Corinth around 51AD, the Corinth that he saw was only about 100 years old, yet it was five times the size of Athens. Corinth was a wild town known for every kind of debauchery. In fact, to call someone a Corinthian was meant as a slur. It was a prosperous city with a “Have it all” and “Have it now” mindset. But those who came to faith in Jesus Christ in Corinth chose to reject all of that. So, what would cause a person to reject a life of not having to wait for anything and having anything they wanted now,

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days left til Christmas.” Well, no one likes to wait, it’s part of our fallen human nature, but that is what this season of Advent is all about, waiting. In fact, the verse posted above is very appropriate to this season of Advent as the Apostle Paul speaks about faithfully waiting

for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now, the word Advent means “Coming” and so because December 25 is the day that we celebrate the coming of our Savior into this world, Christians patiently and faithfully look ahead to that event despite what the world around us is doing.

Pastor Clint Magnus

in favour of a life of self-sacrifice and waiting on the Lord’s good timing to meet all their needs? Do you think perhaps that living a “self-now” life left them feeling empty? You know, when you look around at our society today you can see that we have about everything that a person could want. We too are a self-now society. Quick markets, fast cash and faster Internet. For most, Christmas has nothing to do with Christ. It is just another attempt at filling an unfulfillable void with gadgets and gizmos and other stuff that can-

not truly satisfy. The truth is there will be millions of people who sit under a Christmas tree this year looking at all the torn wrapping paper and feeling totally empty. Why? Because Walmart doesn’t give you Christ. Walmart doesn’t give you the peace that surpasses all human understanding. They give you the self-now version. That’s why every year we set aside these four weeks to remember why Jesus came to this earth to be born of a virgin in a stable in Bethlehem. We take

this time to remember that we are sinful by nature and unable to pay the wages of our of sin, which is death. But that God in His great love for us sent us a Savior. “Unto you this day in the city of David is born a Savior who is Christ the Lord.” And so I would encourage you to take a few minutes amid all the hub bub and clutter of the season to ponder the true joy, peace and Glad tidings that Christmas really means for you; forgiveness of sin and eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ as your Savior. Amen.

Mayor formalizes process on waterfront land Cameron Orr One of Mayor Joanne Monaghan’s final acts at the November 17 council meeting was to formalize a public input process regarding the donated lands at Minette Bay from Rio Tinto Alcan. “I have spoken to many individuals

and there are many, many ideas out there of what people want to see developed,” she said. “Some want a boat launch ramp... some want a dock that’s accessible for people with disabilities.” Her motion was that when the land transfer has been completed that “a public

process be established to gather input on development of the property for public recreational use.” “I think the public input is really, really important in this because it’s going to be the best way to see what should be developed in that area,” she said.

Rob Goffinet added in the discussion that he hopes public input will be sought for any future land the District may receive in the future. Monaghan also hinted there may be interest from LNG Canada to help with the development of that waterfront.

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There was a ribbon cutting for the future M Hotel at City Centre Mall in October. On hand was (left to right) Councillor Mary Murphy, Kitimat Chief Administrative Officer Ron Poole, M Hotel partner Robert Coltura, Mayor Joanne Monaghan, mall owner Jerry Minni, and Councillor Rob Goffinet. Louisa Genzale

COMING EVENTS December 1 The Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life committee is looking for volunteers interested in organizing next year’s edition. There are various volunteer positions available. The kick-off

meeting will be held at the multi-purpose room at the Hospital at 7 p.m. For more information contact Michel Voyer at 250-6392739. December 4 ART CLUB of Kitimat meets at 7 p.m. in

Room 113 at MESS. Relief Painting Part II – Painting the modeling paste canvas from Nov. 20’s session. Bring acrylic supplies. No supplies? We have some and we share! This is the last session of 2014; club resumes Jan 2015. For more information contact Katherine Johnsen 250-632-6888.

Consumer Protection BC regulates BC’s debt collection industry and can help you understand your rights and responsibilities. Know more by visiting us at www.debtrightsbc.ca or calling 1-888-564-9963.

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Sports & Leisure

12 Northern Sentinel, Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Ben Thorne quick on cross-country Thorne himself finished in Cameron Orr Ben Thorne can’t be slowed eighth place in the Mens’ 8000 metre run. down. Thorne finished with a time of Kitimat’s premier racewalking athlete has turned his efforts on to 26:09.5. Two other British Columbia raccross-country running for the first ers joined him in the top eight, Evan time this year. University of Northern B.C.’s Elder fourth and Jack Williams in Thunderbirds’ sports information first. manager Wilson Wong alerted us to Thorne’s 10 ft recent efforts at the A.I.I. Conference 7.5 ft Everybody Loses championship meet in 5 ft 42% of Clinton, Iowa on Nocollisions vember 8. There, said Wong, 36% of 2.5 ft collisions Thorne helped the UBC team claim a silver medal. High risk times of day: 5 - 8 am and 5 - 7 pm

CAR vs MOOSE

Ben Thorne, 256, competing in the A.I.I Conference championship in Clinton, Iowa. In his first time on a cross-country running team, Thorne helped his Thunderbirds team earn silver, while himself placing in eighth place. Submitted

The Kitimat Ice Demons ultimately fell 1-9 against the Williams Lake Stampeders on November 16. The day before Kitimat also faced the Quesnel Kangaroos, which ended 2-6 for the ‘Roos. Demons next face Terrace on home ice, Nov. 28. Greg Sabatino

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