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HARNESSING THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT Smithereens and visitors braved the cold enjoy the annual Christmas in the Valley celebrations downtown on Friday night. Christmas trees were lit, the Smithers Fire Department handed out hot dogs and hot chocolate and people lined up by Bugwood Bean for sleigh rides. Shops along Main Street were also open late, allowing people to get more of their holiday shopping done. Kendra Wong photo
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The day after the province issued environmental assessment certificates to two liquified natural gas (LNG) pipelines planned for northern B.C. and an LNG export facility in Prince Rupert, Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson put forward a bill that would forbid the Oil and Gas Commission from allowing LNG pipelines to be converted for oil or bitumen transport. Donaldson said if the bill passed, it would apply to all pipelines in B.C., including those already built. “I think [companies] should
be made to go back to the environmental assessment process if they’re going to change its use to oil, and if that becomes the will of the people, if there’s social license, then the bill can be amended... but right now people do not want to see a natural gas pipeline turned into an end run in order to get oil from the tarsands to our coast,” said Donaldson, who plans on reintroducing the bill when the legislature is back in session in February. Donaldson said he felt the need to propose the bill after chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en expressed concern that Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister John Rustad appeared to
be backing away from a promise to introduce similar legislation, opting to instead use regulatory measures that would not have to go through the legislature. Hereditary Chief John Ridsdale (Na’moks) was in Victoria for the bill’s introduction last Wednesday. Ridsdale said Rustad had promised legislation during a Moricetown visit in April. “We accept legislation, but we don’t accept regulation because it is too easy to change,” is what Ridsdale said Rustad was told again less than a month ago, adding the chiefs also had a problem with the routes. See APPROVED on A4
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Timber Peak Construction spent the weekend putting the finishing touches on the nearly completed second arena in Smithers. The new scoreboard and more handrails still needed to be installed, but Timber Peak owner Rob Trampuh and the town believed substantial completion would be done by the afternoon
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of the Dec. 1 deadline (after The Interior News press deadline). When the occupancy permit is issued and the ice is put in, it will be the town’s first regulationsize ice surface. “This has been a big project. It’s a project that a huge part of the community has had a hand in making a reality, and it’s something that has been talked about and worked on for 20 years,” said mayor Taylor Bachrach. See ARENA on A2
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A Moricetown school for at-risk First Nations students was in the spotlight last week after a video it posted online went viral. More than 23,000 people have viewed the iCount High School video, which outlines the school’s story and its unique approach to helping troubled First Nations students thrive at school. iCount teacher Dale Cutler, who has been with the school since it started in 2012, made the video to present at a Smithers District Chamber of Commerce luncheon held on Nov. 20. He said the school makes a lot of videos about its individual projects but he wanted to give the chamber the full story. “The reason for putting the video together was I could show it to anybody and they would know who we are,” he said.
The film explains the school’s origins and its highlights to date, including winning a national video competition for First Nations schools and a visit from then National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Shawn Atleo. Atleo also wore an iCount T-shirt on stage in front of tens of thousands of people at the WE Day youth event at Roger’s Stadium in Vancouver last year, where he pointed out the students who had travelled from Moricetown to attend. At the chamber luncheon in Smithers, the audience was so moved by the film it responded with a standing ovation. Chamber manager Heather Gallagher said some people were moved to tears. “It was so powerful and the people were so moved by it and so impressed that it just moved everybody to their feet and there was large applause,” she said. The chamber invited
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Vandals who fired gunshots at transmission lines were responsible for a BC Hydro power outage that cut electricity to communities along a 220-kilometre stretch of highway earlier this month. On Nov. 20, the power provider cut electricity for one hour to communities along highways between Quick and Cedarvale. The outage was needed to repair ceramic insulators, which were broken from the shots, on a transmission line at the 13 km mark on Lawson Road near Telkwa. The damage occurred some time in the last three months. BC Hydro community relations coordinator Dave Mosure said the repairs had to be done
urgently after they were discovered on Nov. 18 because there was a high risk the weather could cause a more significant outage. “If these compromised lines were subjected to increased humidity, which the weather was working to deliver, there would be the potential for ‘flashover’ which could result in greater damage to more equipment and a forced outage most likely of far longer duration,” he said. The damages also raised safety concerns because the insulators prevented electricity from travelling down the poles. “The insulators are made up of a porcelain-type material that prevents the energy, the electricity, from going down the pole and becoming a safety hazard,” he said. “When you
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POINT O F V IEW When is social license given? A foreshadowing of what is soon to come for northern B.C. is happening now in Burnaby. Protestors led by environmental and aboriginal groups have scuttled the start of Kinder Morgan’s pipeline expansion that would export more Canadian oil to the world. Police were called in to enforce court orders to allow the energy company to do its work, people were arrested and released, workers were pulled out, and the volatility does not seem to have an end in sight. All this for a project that was approved by the federal government of the day and its regulatory bodies. The provincial government recently announced the environmental approval of two liquefied natural gas pipelines that will cross the North, coming close to Hazelton, and an export facility in Prince Rupert. The companies involved plan to start building next year. Already, similar arguments are being made by similar groups. Camps have been set up by members of local First Nations promising to block any and all pipeline construction. They have the support of environmental groups who are also against the Burnaby expansion. The term ‘social license’ has been consistently used when people explain why they are against the building of pipelines. It is described as the approval of the people who live where the projects are happening. That makes sense. Most who are against the LNG infrastructure say the public consultation by the government and companies has been insufficient to earn that license. So the question is, when does that social license become valid? The provincial government is elected to represent all citizens of B.C. Does everyone get a say? First Nations are divided on LNG development. How many chiefs or members have to be on board before the government and the public is assured a project has their approval? The fact of the matter is short of a referendum on every single infrastructure project, it is difficult to tell how many are for, against, or indifferent to it. It can be gauged somewhat by its opposition, but there is a risk of bowing to a vocal minority. All the government can do is tell the electorate what it plans to do before an election, approve what it sees fit, let the regulatory bodies do their job, and feel the results in the next election. That is their license to govern. - Chris Gareau editor
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Dec. 1 was World AIDS Day, a good time to remember those who have died of AIDS, celebrate our past achievements, and plan for further improvements in our Northern Health HIV/AIDS response in our communities. In B.C., it is estimated up to 25 per cent of people living with HIV don’t know they have it. The B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS estimates those who are undiagnosed contribute up to 75 per cent of new HIV infections. In Northern Health we know that nearly 55 per cent of new diagnoses within our borders are late, with close to 20 per cent of new diagnoses fitting the criteria for advanced HIV. This means over half of the people living in the region should already be on HIV treatment at the time of their diagnosis. It is important that residents know their HIV status by getting tested to stop transmissions. Fortunately there is reason for optimism and even celebration in B.C.: we had
the largest decline in newly reported rates of HIV in Canada since 1996, newly diagnosed infections have decreased 66 per cent. One of the reasons for this decrease is the development of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). HAART rapidly and effectively decreases HIV viral load to undetectable levels in blood and sexual fluids in the majority of patients. HIV can now be managed as a chronic medical condition. Early diagnosis with appropriate support and treatment allows people living with HIV the opportunity to live long and productive lives, noting that attainment of health and wellness is dependent on many other socioeconomic drivers. Since the introduction of HAART in 1996, B.C. has had an 80 per cent decrease in HIV illness and death. Northern Health, and the rest of B.C., adopted Treatment as Prevention (TasP) in 2010 as it participated in the Seek and
Treat for Optimal Prevention of HIV/AIDS (STOP HIV/ AIDS) pilot program. TasP recognizes HIV viral load levels (amount of HIV in the blood) are one of the most important factors influencing transmission risk. Research shows the higher the viral load level, the greater the risk and vice versa. The idea is if enough people are on treatment, the average amount of virus in the community will be reduced, resulting in fewer transmissions. Evidence can be found in the near elimination of transmission from mothers to newborns and the 96 per cent reduction among couples when the positive partner is on treatment. We also need to continue to promote other evidenced based prevention and harm reduction activities like condom and needle distribution, methadone and other opioid substitution therapies, community based education, and behavioral change interventions, while fostering greater access to
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L ETTERS Northern support for Burnaby Editor: Friends of Wild Salmon and northern community organizations strongly support the First Nations and residents of Burnaby who are saying no to Kinder Morgan’s project that would dramatically increase tar sands oil exports through Vancouver. For years, we have been fighting to protect wild salmon against threats stemming from increased tar sands production. In the north, where we live, it’s been Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Project. Now it’s Kinder Morgan in the south. The Harper government has destroyed and subverted the laws and processes intended to protect wild salmon, and the communities reliant on them, and Canadians are being forced into civil disobedience. Prince Rupert commercial fisherman and long time Friends of Wild Salmon supporter, Des Nobels, stated “We support our southern neighbors who are standing their ground against those who are placing Fraser River salmon at risk with this ill-conceived project. It’s time Canada has a serious conversation about energy and climate change and it’s increasingly obvious that the federal government cares more about the interests of the international oil industry than the interests of Canadian citizens, or the future of wild salmon.” Todd Stockner, a Hazelton salmon and steelhead guide added, “When will the oil industry and Harper understand that Canada is going to have a conversation about the tar sands and energy policy, with or without them?” The greatest right we have is the right to be
TRUSTEE SAYS GOODBYE Hazelton’s Coast Mountain School District 82 school board trustee Lynn Newbery is presented with a parting gift and flowers at her last meeting on Nov. 19. Newbery chose not to run in the recent school board election, and her chair is now filled by Shar McCrory. Terrace Standard photo
responsible for future generations. Yesterday the head of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs, Stewart Phillip, was arrested in Burnaby. He, and the more than one hundred other citizens arrested so far, should know that thousands of northern residents respect and honour the courage and conviction they have demonstrated. Gerald Amos Chair Friends of Wild Salmon With support from: Communities Against Super Tankers (CoAST) Haida Gwaii BC Prince Rupert Environmental Society Prince Rupert BC Northwest Watch Terrace BC Douglas Channel Watch Kitimat BC Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition Hazelton BC
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It was a privilege and an honour Telkwa Editor: To the citizens of Telkwa, I want to thank you for allowing me to be your mayor these past six years; it has been a privilege and an honour. I want to thank my
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council who worked diligently with me to make the improvements to Telkwa we have made. I especially want to thank deputy mayor Zitkauskas who was always available and willing to help when I needed it, thank-you Rimas. I want to thank CAO Kim Martinsen and her dedicated staff who gave me so much help and support, you are without a doubt the most dedicated and best staff I have ever had the privilege of working with. Thank-you all. To the citizens of Telkwa, you have chosen to go in a new direction,
and I accept that, that is what makes our country so great. I want to congratulate the soon to be new council, you have taken on a great responsibility and I pray the hard decisions you will have to make will be for the benefit of the village and with common sense. At this time I want to wish everyone in the village as well as the region a very merry Christmas and a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year, and let’s not forget the reason for the season. Thank-you and God bless. Carman Graf Mayor Village of Telkwa
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“Point of View” editorial in the November 25 issue of The Interior News. Really — you print an opinion piece sent to you by “the boys in short pants” in the premier’s office without any balance whatsoever? It didn’t occur to any of your staff to call Mr. Horgan to get his perspective or remarks? I didn’t see any remarks by Mr. Rustad regarding the potential destruction of Lelu Island, which scientists have identified as the most important transitioning area on the Skeena by both the salmon coming home to spawn, or the fry that are exiting on their way to the ocean. Or maybe that’s just irrelevant. Nor were there any remarks about the rapidly declining prices in LNG that may either drastically delay or possibly derail the overly optimistic prognostications of his government. In response to Mr. Stalker’s letter re: the Remembrance Day ceremonies, I’d like to suggest that one of the major problems, that of the combined impacts of the cold weather and the length of the ceremony, could be ameliorated if the wreaths were laid prior to the ceremony beginning. The names of the individuals and/ or organizations are in the program, so I don’t really think it necessary to call them up either individually or in small groups. After all, the purpose of the wreaths is to honour the sacrifice of the veterans, and attendees can always walk up and see those either before or after the ceremony. A shorter ceremony should not detract from the importance of the ceremony, but it would certainly make it a lot more enjoyable, especially for those children in attendance. Bob Haslett Smithers
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Volleyball teams come up short at provincials By Kendra Wong Smithers/Interior News
The Smithers Secondary senior boys’ and girls’ volleyball teams fell short at provincials over the weekend. The boys team finished the AA provincials in 11th place, while the girls placed 14th of 16 teams. Ten boys, eight Grade 12’s and two Grade 11’s, travelled to Langley to compete against 16 other teams during this year’s provincials. Going in, the Gryphons were ranked 15th in the province. “For us, we really didn’t have anything to lose,” said head coach Stuart Van Horn. “We just wanted to improve
The Smithers Secondary senior boys’ and girls’ volleyball teams in action over the weekend at provincials in Langley and Mill Bay. The boys placed 11th, while the girls placed 14th.
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on our rankings.” In their first pool play, the Gryphons came in second of three, a pool Van Horn believes they should have won. “We were a little bit tight in our first game. We were probably the first in our pool, but we came in second,”
he said. Following their pool play, the Gryphons took on Princess Margaret Secondary School from Penticton, the third-ranked team in the province. Despite the Gryphons’ strong defence that helped
keep them in the game, they lost three straight sets. “It didn’t go as well as we had hoped as they were a pretty strong team,” said Van Horn. “They were actually moving on the court and digging stuff up, which held them in the
games and got them as far along as it did. It was impressive,” he said of the team’s defence that really stepped up. The turning point of the tournament was the game against Selkirk when the Gryphons beat the higher-ranked team,
two sets to none. “That was a big game for us, we had already lost in the consolation round, but we really needed to win that Selkirk game. “It was a good spot for us to be at that time,” said Van Horn. The Gryphons’ 11th place finish
marks the end of the season for a senior team who has been playing together for almost four years. “We had a good season this year. I’ve been with these guys since Grade 8,” said Van Horn. “We had a good finish and I’m very proud of how the boys played.” This was also the last time the veteran coach will attend provincials. “It’s the end for me, I think I’ll be retiring,” said Van Horn who has been coaching various sports for the past 25 years. “You get a real bond with the kids and you watch them grow up — they’re almost like your own kids, your extended family.”
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Drillers goalie Nick Garcia makes a stop on a Kitimat player during the second period of the finals at the Smithers Civic Centre on Sunday.
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Driftwood Drillers win silver in hockey tourney By Kendra Wong Smithers/Interior News
The Driftwood Drillers picked up silver in the atom tournament after a 6-1 loss in the finals to Kitimat at home over the weekend. On Saturday, the Drillers took down Hazelton in a blowout 21-1 victory and later tied Vanderoof 4-4. During Sunday’s final, the Drillers fell behind early, heading into the third with a five-goal deficit. Halfway through
the final period, Drillers’ Cam Stevens whistled one by the Kitimat netminder to score the team’s lone goal. “I think we just ran out of steam. It’s a long tournament and winning in these tournaments is hard,” said coach Shawn Reed. “They played their positions, got a lot of goals and they had a lot of fun.” But a second place finish is still impressive. “We came from playing last place consolation in the last
tournament to playing in the finals, so we came a long way,” said Reed. Overall, 108 players from Hazelton, Terrace, Houston, Vanderhoof and Prince Rupert showed up for the tournament. “It went very well,” said Jennifer Conlon, tournament organizer. “The Drillers played very hard and came out to play the finals and got second.” Prince Rupert won bronze, while Smithers’ other team, Protech came in sixth place.
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Betty Burns was born December 3, 1929 in Smooth Rock Falls, Northern Ontario. When she was 13 her family moved to the Town of Mount Royal for her 16-year-old brother to attend University. When Betty completed High School she went to the Montreal General Hospital for nursing training. She had to have marks good enough for McGill to get in! Her greatest pride in nursing was working at Children’s Hospitals. Many an invention of today she recognizes as something they “mocked-up” back in the day. In 1958, she married Ross Flint in Naramata, B.C. The wedding was prepared in two weeks so Ross could start a job on a farm in Kelowna. There they had Miriam and moved to Smithers to be with Ross’ family in 1959. Norman and Lesley were born in Smithers. Smithers is home for her now large family of three kids, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She has enjoyed many hobbies throughout her life. The topmost being her knitting. “The Knit-Wit” has sold too many items through the years to remember them all! You can still find her wares donated to the Hospital Auxiliary Gift Shop. Entering in the BV Exhibition has won her many prizes (look at all those ribbons top left) and the Granny Gyger award for Most Points in Knitting many times. When her kids were growing, she would pay for the entire Fair weekend, passes and all, with her prize money. When you see her, wish her a very happy 85th birthday and ask her all about the stories she’s collected throughout the years.
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Reuben Hunter, 8, competes in the 50-metre breaststroke during the Bulkley Valley Otters’ first mini-meet of the season on Sunday. Roughly 60 kids from the club participated in the event.
picture Nick Briere
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Groot-deVries line red hot By Kendra Wong
comes from having two brothers play on the same line. Centreman Brendan deVries has skated alongside his brother Adam on the left and Randall Groot on the right in three of the five games the Smithers Steelheads have played so far.
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You could call them the Smithers equivalent of the Henrik and Daniel Sedin, and Radim Vrbata lineup. They’re generating scoring chances with solid passing, and have on-ice chemistry that only See STEELHEADS on A12 10 ft
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The Smithers Secondary senior boys’ basketball team fell to Terrace’s Caledonia Secondary in a 7030 loss during an icebreaker tournament last weekend. During Friday night’s game, the Gryphons had a solid performance, but it wasn’t enough to beat their larger, more experienced opponent. “It was our first game of the year and they were nervous and you could see it,” said head coach Matt Lowndes. “We competed hard and we played 40 minutes and that’s all we could ask for.” Many seniors were away competing in volleyball provincials,
giving juniors the opportunity to play. Junior Justin Dejong had his first 3-point shot playing with the seniors, earning him the team’s MVP hard hat award. “I think it was my teammates setting up screens for me,” said Dejong. “I made a couple of shots and they went in.” Steven Tworow was one of five seniors available to play. “I think we played really good defensively, especially in the second half,” said the point guard. “It’s a lot of guys’ first time playing in a basketball game and we have a really young squad.” Lowndes said they will continue to work on getting their systems in place and getting better control of the ball.
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“It’s a lot of fun, we never really played together until now,” he said. According to head coach Tom DeVries, it’s a combination of talent and chemistry that has made the line so successful. “Adam and Randall are pretty familiar with each other and Brendan comes in here and he’s a top notch player and he fits in just right,” said DeVries. “Randall has a lot of grit and tenacity and Adam and Brendan bring a lot of skill. It’s just a good combination of three different kinds of hockey players that sometimes makes a good line. “They’re exciting. It’s like watching a good line in hockey in the NHL, it’s just fun to watch,” he said. The Steelheads’ next games are in Prince Rupert against the Rampage on Dec. 6 and 7.
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Few teams have been able to shut them down. All three players have found success on the ice with Brendan and Randall already netting their first hat tricks of the season. “We just try and create space on the ice and just keeping moving, stay open and shoot lots and it’s been working,” said Randall. “We’re all a little bit different players and we all play really good together.” The forwards are also the top three goal scorers on the team; Randall and Brendan have six points a piece, while Adam has eight in just the three games they’ve played together. In most cases, Brendan and Randall have been the triggermen, with Adam quietly keeping plays alive or winning battles along the board.
“I think we’ve just been moving the puck well and we’re all pretty smart players and on the same page,” said Adam. Adam and Randall have played on the same line together for the past four seasons with a revolving door of centremen, but said they’ve had the most success playing with Brendan. “We’ve always had a lot of chemistry with everyone we’ve played with. But Brendan is definitely the best player that we’ve got to play with and has made us that much better,” said Randall. Adam agreed. “Brendan is probably one of the more talented guys in the whole league and Randall and I are more the muckers. We try and get him the puck more than anything,” said Adam. This is Adam’s first season playing alongside his younger brother.
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Getting your kicks on Route 66 I recall watching the TV show Route car parked on the forecourt. I thought we would Riding the highway west along Route 66 for around 4,000 kilometres is on 66 in the 1960s but today tens of have the first crash of the trip when the first Rogue many people’s bucket lists. thousands are drawn each year to the Altima, or maybe Altimate Rogue (referring to the After completing the epic journey from highway by the 2006 animated movie drivers, of course), screeched to a halt at the Chicago to Santa Monica, California, I Cars. The movie action takes curb in Galena, Kansas. There at the front must say there were times during the place on the route, many of HISTORIC of the service station was the ‘real’ Tow 56 hours, 36 minutes of driving that the fictitious locations are Tater truck, on which the Cars’ character DRIVEWAY I figured it might be the last item on based on actual places, and Tow Mater was based. my list! real people inspired some of On the way to Amarillo, Texas, we pulled On the Nissan Altimate Rogue Trip we the characters. into the U-Drop Inn – a building that is the saw the spectacular in spades. And Space limitations permit just exact replica of Ramone’s Body Art Shop in when the dozen journalist participants a sampling here of what we ROUTE the movie. I guess that could be the other pulled up at the end of the road by the saw and did along the way. way round. Santa Monica Pier, we shared a great However, you can The next day, some of the sense of achievement. We all knew find a complete each other from new vehicle launchreport of the group spray-painted messages On the Nissan es around the world, but this was journey, gallery of (that’s the tradition) on the different. This hardened, cynical bunch Altimate Rogue photographs, vidCadillac Ranch art installation developed a greater camaraderie along Trip we saw the eo links and how of ten Cadillacs, sunk nose the way and some even hugged as the vehicles fared first into the red dirt. Seen spectacular in we gazed at the lapping waters of the as long-distance from a distance they bore an spades. And when Pacific. transportation at uncanny resemblance to the Cadillac the dozen journalist drivewaybc.ca. ROADSIDE We climbed aboard the 2015 model Mountain Range from, you guessed ATTRACTIONS Nissan Rogue crossovers and Altima Our first contemporary participants pulled it, Cars. AHEAD sedans one very chilly Chicago Sunday culture reference came up at the end of the The semi-desert from Albuquerque, DrivewayCanada.ca and set out to retrace the route of this on the first day in Joliet, New Mexico, to Williams, Arizona road by the Santa historic highway, which was decomIllinois, where we were offered stunning vistas and yet missioned in 1985, and replaced by the Monica Pier, we treated to action figures another movie reference. The rooms I-40 freeway. Actually, routes – plural of the Blues Brothers shared a great sense – would be more accurate as the road, dancing above a building close to of the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook are concrete of achievement. which carried hundreds of thousands where some of the movie action took teepees. (Cozy Cone Motel in Cars.). seeking prosperity out west, has place at the local penitentiary. The Side trips to the Petrified Forest and Grand Keith Morgan followed a number of paths since the Bluesmobile was also on view, sitting Canyon National Parks left us all in awe and late 1920s. atop a pole. The early part of the stunning views soon filled our camera memory The Mother road, as it is known, carried us through route features many giant-sized statues of historic sticks. The gold rush town of Oatman gave us Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New figures, such as Abe Lincoln, and not so historic an excellent send off for our last day though the Mexico, Arizona, and finally California. For most of figures promoting various products. Mojave Desert and down into Los Angeles. us, it was an adventure musically inspired by many Local communities have funded the restoration of versions of the song “Get your kicks on Route 66”. many old service stations and many have a classic keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca
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Dawn Hanson at the Christmas Hamper Depot on Main Street, where the public can donate items to help make some 300 hampers for people in need throughout December.
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“A little mini Christmas miracle” is taking place on Main Street in Smithers, where volunteers are building about 300 hampers to brighten the holiday season for people in need this December. The Smithers Community Services Association (SCSA) has been running its annual hamper program for 31 years. Every Christmas the SCSA compiles about 300 hampers, which contain non-perishable foods as well as a gift and a book for any children aged 16 and under. Earlier this week the association opened the doors to its hamper depot, where donations will be collected and packaged, at the old Mark’s on the corner of Main Street and 4th Avenue.
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About 70 volunteers will help man the depot, where Bulkley Valley residents can donate food or gifts between 10 a.m. and 5.30 p.m until Dec. 19. The hampers, which rely entirely on donations from the community, will be distributed on Dec. 20, reaching about 1,000 people in total. Dawn Hanson, one of the coordinators, said the program has managed to meet demand every year. “It’s a little mini Christmas miracle actually,” Hanson said. “You open up this depot and you have 300 boxes and you think ‘how is this going to happen’, and through volunteers and the community ... it comes together every year and it’s amazing.” She said the hamper recipients were always very grateful. “We’ve had people say that this is my extra food for
Christmas, this is it, there’s nothing else,” she said. On Saturday, Dec. 6, the RE/MAX Christmas Hamper Swim will be held at the Bulkley Valley Regional Pool from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission to the pool and fitness centre will be free with the donation of a nonperishable food item or toy. Also on Dec. 6, volunteers will be encouraging Safeway shoppers to help fill a Smithers & Area Transit bus in the parking lot with food donations. Throughout December the Smithers Public Library will waive fines in exchange for a donation, and on Dec. 12 admission to the Smithers Civic Centre Arena from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. is free with cash or food donation. Entry to the Steelheads game on Saturday, Dec. 13 will also be free with a nonperishable food donation.
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Thursday was a night of hellos and good-byes for the board of the Bulkley Valley Agricultural & Industrial Association. About 40 members attended the annual general meeting to elect the board. Long-time members Harry Houlden and Anita Tomayer chose not to run again. Houlden said he has been on the board for 20 years. Tomayer said she has spent most of the past 45 years on the board, some of those as president. “My roots are agriculture. I figure fairs are the venue for
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getting city folks and country folks together. The fair is the way that we carry out our objectives of our organization, and that’s to educate the public about agriculture, encourage 4H, transfer knowledge,” said Tomayer when asked why she chose to serve. “She talked me into coming to work on the board with them years ago,” said Houlden, who helped with the draft horses for a decade before being on the board. “It’s part of our community, the farming community. It’s pretty enjoyable,” said Houlden. Tomayer rejoined the board two-and-a-half years ago, helping it through a divisive time as members try to figure out
the future of the Bulkley Valley Jenn Derbyshire- secretary (one Exhibition, which will celebrate year) its centennial in a few short years. Charlie McClary- treasurer Both Tomayer and Houlden (two years) see a bright future for the Leah Germain and Jan Telkwa’s Schuffert family take organization and the fair. McClary- directors (one year) home the First President’s “It’s only going to grow. Holly Pottinsen and Bonnie Memorial trophy. Chris Gareau photo And we’ll still be around as Volk- directors (two years) advisors. Anits’s got a wealth of knowledge,” said Houlden. “So do you,” Tomayer quickly responded after the AGM. “It’s so rewarding watching these kids that we’ve seen, two of them are on the board now... 4H leaders... it’s amazing when you think about it,” said Houlden. Board elections: Gina DeHoog- president (one year) The newly elected BVAIA board poses with outgoing directors Harry Steven White- vice president Houlden and Anita Tomayer (far right) at the AGM. Chris Gareau photo (two years)
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KINETTES BREW UP DONATION The Bulkley Valley Kinettes put the Bulkley Valley Hospital Foundation over the top of its $80,000 fundraising goal for new cardiac stress testing equipment at the hospital in memory of Jim Britton. The $3,200 was raised by the Kinettes’ Witches Brew dance in November, with Dawn 2 Dusk’s Dave Harris selling over half the tickets. Chris Gareau photo
Dawson’s Lights kicks off By Kendra Wong Smithers/Interior News
The Northern Lights Wildlife Society’s largest fundraiser of the year kicked off this weekend and is quickly gaining support from people all around the world. The Dawson’s Lights fundraiser is an online event that raises money for the society to help with release costs, feeding the 32 black and grizzly bear cubs they currently have in residence, and preparing for the cubs that will come to the shelter in the spring. As part of the fundraiser, there is a tree outside the Smithers Feed Store; for every $25 donation,
a light bulb on the tree will be lit with the goal of lighting up the entire tree by Christmas. “It’s become something really magical at Christmas time,” said Angelika Langen, owner and operator of the shelter. “It’s a thank you to people who have been supporting us all year by lighting up the tree.” There are also contests on the event’s Facebook page where people from all over the world have donated prizes, such as ornaments, books, gift baskets and paintings from as far away as Italy and Germany. “There are lot of people locally and internationally who get into it, which makes
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it lots of fun,” said Langen. The event started four years ago when Dawson, a cub from Dawson Creek, was brought to the shelter. “He was a real character and we were sure he was going to live if he could just get some help,” said Dorothy Avery, who originally came up with the idea. “He was a fighter.” In its first year, they raised $5,000, of which $3,500 was put toward a radio collar to keep track of Dawson; they also lit a small tree outside the Langen house. “Dawson was set free the year after and as far as we know, he’s living a fun and great
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life,” said Avery. Since then, the event has grown in popularity. Last year, the society raised $20,000 and this year, they’re hoping to match or surpass that goal. “It would be really nice if we could repeat last year,” laughed Langen, adding they hope to use the money to purchase another radio collar to put on one of the cubs and get more information about how they do after they’re released into the wild. The fundraiser runs until Dec. 24. For more information or to donate, go to www. wildlifeshelter.com or visit the Facebook event page called Dawson’s Lights.
Red Chris mine granted injunction By Josh Massey Terrace Standard
Red Chris mine owner Imperial Metals has been granted an injunction preventing a Tahltan group known as the Klabona Keepers from blocking access to the property north on Hwy37 North near Iskut. The injunction, granted by Justice Robert Punnett of the B.C. Supreme Court this afternoon following a two-day hearing, prevents the activist group from blocking access to the mine until another claim against the Klabona Keepers is resolved in which Red Chris is seeking damages. The injunction means that an enforcement order can be sought by the RCMP if access to the Red Chris gold and copper mine is impeded by the protesters. Imperial is also seeking the repayment of the cost for the court filings from the Klabona Keepers, who will have a chance to respond in writing to the claim before the judge decides if they have to pay. And in the parallel court filing, Imperial is also seeking damages for the disruption caused to construction at the mine which is scheduled to open soon. According to Klabona Keepers legal advocate Anushka Nagji, who along with Tahltan member Oscar Dennis was one of two named defendants speaking to the court during the two-day Terrace hearing, the outcome was not a surprise.
“Things went basically as expected,” she said. “Injunctions like this get granted all the time by B.C. courts, and specifically get granted against aboriginal rights and title.” Nagji said that her attempt to invoke the Tsilhqot’in Supreme Court of Canada decision this summer which strengthened native title as precedent wasn’t effective in this type of case, though the final reasons for the judge’s decision won’t be released until later. “I imagine the reasons and tests for whether an injunction is granted or not are very narrow legal tests and narrow issues, and generally judges can’t consider the Tsilhqot’in ruling or rights and title issues, or say they can’t anyway, in injunction cases,” said Nagji. With negotiations planned between the Iskut Band Council and the Tahltan Central Council, Nagji said that today’s ruling is not the end of the debate surrounding the acceptance of the mine in the Tahltan community. “It doesn’t make a difference to the actions being taken within the Nation as far as I understand,” she said. Dennis said he thought the Klabona Keepers are defending the environment for all British Columbians but that today’s ruling will limit their role. “We thought that unlike others in B.C. our hands weren’t tied. But they demonstrated today that this is not the truth. Our hands have just been tied,” said Dennis.
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In its last council meeting before the new mayor and councillors take over, the Village of Telkwa passed its first municipal alcohol policy. The policy provides a set of guidelines for the sale, service and consumption of alcohol at events held on municipal property such as the Telkwa Community Hall, the Barbecue Grounds, the Telkwa stage and seating areas, village council chambers or any other locations approved by the village where alcohol is being served. For example, a special occasion license is required to serve alcohol and all servers and bartenders must complete their Serving It Right training. Twenty per cent of alcohol beverages offered must consist
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of low alcohol options such as light wines and low alcohol beer. Non-alcoholic beverages must also be sold. The Bulkley Valley Kinsmen use the Barbecue Grounds and Telkwa stage during their annual concert series and Telkwa Barbecue in the summer. Mike Henfrey, concert chairman with the Kinsmen, said they’ve had lots of questions about how the new regulations will affect their larger events. “It’s not going to affect us at all. There’s a little more paperwork that has to be done. The alcohol policy is very much in line with the choices we’ve already made,” said Henfrey, adding that there are minor changes to security and fencing. “The policy is trying to do its best to approach it from a community point of view.”
Henfrey added they will continue to implement beer gardens to keep the events as familyoriented as possible. “These are all very pro-active things,” he said. “It’s just provided us some good thoughts and advice going forward.” Councillor Rimas Zitkauskas was the only one to speak briefly on the policy, noting that some residents he spoke with suggested that larger events be held on the weekend. “I had some discussions with residents who actually work on Saturdays. They stressed a request that it would be appreciated if there were any events where there was loud noise or excessive celebrating that those events be held on Saturday and not on Friday because there are some people who need to get up and work on Saturday,” said Zitkauskas.
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Chiefs respond to draft LNG deal By Alicia Bridges Hazeltons/Interior News
A group of Gitxsan hereditary chiefs have written to Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad raising concerns over a draft agreement that would secure financial benefits for the Gitxsan First Nation from TransCanada’s proposed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project. The agreement, which is similar to one signed by the Nisga’a First Nation in November, would lock in a financial benefit of a set amount for the Gitxsan First Nation if TransCanada’s LNG project goes ahead.
Facilitated by the Gitxsan Development Corporation, negotiations about the agreement are underway between some Gitxsan hereditary chiefs and the B.C. government. But three Gitxsan chiefs who oppose the development say the government is attempting to make a deal without the consent of all Gitxsan chiefs. Chiefs Delgamuukw (Earl Muldon), Guuhadakw (Norman Stephens) and Dawamuxw (Larry Patsey) wrote to Minister Rustad to highlight their opposition to the agreement. “Simgigyet of the Gitxsan United Chiefs are not in any way associated with the Office of the Gitxsan Chiefs, the
Gitxsan Treaty Society or the Gitxsan Development Corporation,” the letter reads. “These organizations are not representative of or have a mandate to speak on behalf of, or to have any involvement in the affairs of Simgigyet who have rejected treaty negotiations and the Gitxsan Treaty Society (GTS).” The chiefs also state they will not be bound by the agreement if the Office of Gitxsan Chiefs become signatory to the agreement. Chief Guuhadakw said the government was trying to bind the entire Gitxsan Nation despite their differing views.
“We’ve sent numerous letters to [the ministry] in the past with the same information telling them [the GTS] don’t represent us yet here they are attempting to get an agreement signed by them, getting them to say they are the authority to sign for this and that they are able to bind the Gitxsan Nation, which they actually aren’t,” he said. Gitxsan Development Corporation president Rick Connors said the GDC had been facilitating discussions between chiefs and the relevant parties, however he said the organization did not speak on behalf of the Gitxsan First Nation. See CHIEFS on B12
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then posted to a large poster to make a map. “People put [their suggestions] up on this map so that people A need for safe and comfortable started to conceive of literacy not spaces where people can learn in only happening in the library but outlying communities was one also in their aunty’s house, out of the issues raised at a public on the land, in gardens within the gathering held at the Anspayaxw wilp, which is the traditional family Community School in Kispiox structure of the Gitxsan,” Panofsky Village last Monday. said. About 30 people attended Feedback from the group the meeting, organized by the identified safe places for people Hazelton-based literacy group to meet were needed to facilitate Storytellers’ Foundation, to literacy and learning. discuss ways of improving literacy Ideas like game nights, in communities surrounding the gatherings around food and Hazeltons. activities for people of all ages, such Storytellers’ community as storytelling, were raised by the organizer Sarah Panofsky said the group. meeting started with a discussion Storytellers’ also used the about the true meaning of literacy. gathering as an opportunity to seek “The first part of the evening feedback on a tutoring program it is was the discussion of what literacy launching this winter. is, and challenging people to move The program will aim to bring beyond the simple understanding together experienced educators with Bulkley Credit Union July 2007 of literacy as reading andValley writing other community members who Logos toasbe suppliedwant to Newspapers and mathematics EPS to literacy to contribute. fundamentally the skills, knowledge “We are hearing from more Pantone colours: Pantone 287 maybe Blue people and confidence that we need to unlikely leaders, live empowered and engaged lives,” who Pantone haven’t 356 even Green graduated from 139 Harvestbut who Panofsky said. highPantone school themselves People at the meeting were have basically strong reading and encouraged to write down the ways writing skills, who would like this that literacy touched their own lives. opportunity to learn and to give On different coloured sheets of back,” she said. paper, they also identified the types “Our hope is to pair these two of people in their communities up.” Black/Grey Logo file with the greatest literacy needs, The program will be launchedColour Logo File and suggestions of ways to address in Glen Vowell and Kispiox Village them. after the training takes place in The notes and suggestions were January. Hazeltons/Interior News
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Job hopes for cooking class By Alicia Bridges Hazeltons/Interior News
A culinary course at Hazelton Secondary School is giving students the skills and confidence to study professional cooking at a tertiary level, helping to fill a gap in the local job market. About 25 students are currently learning hands-on cooking skills, food service techniques and workplace
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etiquette through a new culinary arts program at the school. Launched this year, the course was created to replace a similar program, called ACE IT trades training, which had been successful at the school. That training provided graduates with a college-level qualification of Professional Cook 1, but it had to be dropped when the schedule changed.
HSS teacher Barb Janze said the school had been working to replace the ACE IT training because it had been well-suited to students who were not academic. “It was really successful here because we have a lot of kids who are very hands-on, less academic so they need to do stuff with their hands in order to learn and feel like it’s meaningful,” Janze said.
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Continued from B3 “We have kids that would normally not talk at all and have really low self-esteem and then they go through this program and all of a sudden they were very confident. “A lot of them went on and they are still working in the cooking field.” The new program does not culminate with a college-level certificate but it is designed to prepare them for the transition to a tertiary education. Janze said introducing the students to a collegestyle learning environment increased their chances of enrolling and thriving in the Professional Cook 1 course, which is available at Northwest Community College. “For some kids they might not really even attempt the college course if they hadn’t kind of been introduced to it in high school,” she said. “The theory stuff can be quite challenging so if we can give them a head-start on it so when they all of a sudden see it at the college level they are a bit familiar with it. “They’re not like ‘oh my goodness this is so different from high school and so much
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more intense’ and get really freaked out and quit.” It also prepares them for the workplace through a series of classroom protocols, such as phoning in to let their teacher know if they cannot make it to class. They also complete five certificates required to work in hospitality, which means they can work at local businesses. Janze said even students that did not want to further their studies after high school would be prepared to work at local businesses, helping to fill a gap in the local job market. “A lot of local food businesses are having a hard time because people who are trained, and they are older adults, they will train them and then [the worker] will figure ‘well I’m going to go get a camp job’,” she said. “What’s cool about this is that these kids are able to go and be of use to the local businesses and they get employment at high school level.” In September, restaurant owners in the Hazeltons told The Interior News they were struggling to find good
workers because camp jobs in the resources industries were draining the local employee pool. Upper Skeena Development Centre executive director Alice Smith said at that time she had noticed an increase in the number of entry-level jobs being advertised in the Hazeltons. Now her organization is establishing a commercial kitchen to run a cafe where the high school’s culinary arts students will be able to do work experience to help them transition to the workplace. “The Senden property would like to open a cafe where we can provide work experience to students who want to work towards obtaining their Red Seal [professional cook qualification],” Smith said. “We had hoped to start that project this year. “We’re seeing that as an extension of the training that would take place at the high school and it would be an intermediary place prior to students perhaps having long-term employment in the private sector.”
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A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, December 9th, 2014 beginning at 7:30 pm in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall, 1027 Aldous Street, Smithers, BC. The following bylaws will be considered at the public hearing: 1) Bylaw No. 1764 Official Community Plan Amendment to add the following new policy to Section 14.2.3 (Industrial): Encourage mixed use light industrial/residential development in current industrial areas that are in close proximity to existing residential neighbourhoods and community amenities. 2) Bylaw No. 1765 Zoning Bylaw Amendment to rezone 1012 Columbia Street from M-1 Light Industrial Zone to a new M-1A Mixed Light Industrial/Residential Zone as well as require parking standards in the M-1A Zone to be the same as the existing M-1 Zone. Purpose: The purpose of Bylaw No. 1765 is to rezone 1012 Columbia Street, legally described as Lot C (see BX28601), Block 75, District Lot 865, Range 5, Coast District Plan 1054 (see map) from M-1 Light Industrial Zone to a new M-1A Mixed Light Industrial/ Residential Zone. The new M-1A Zone permits additional residential dwellings to be constructed on the second floor of the building. The current M-1 Zone permits a maximum of one residential dwelling to be constructed. The purpose of Bylaw No. 1764 is to provide policy direction on where the new M-1A Zone would be appropriate.
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Obituaries
Don Knoerr – city slicker to BC farmer (1930-2014) Don Knoerr passed away November 30, 2014 in Smithers, BC after a short fight with lung cancer. Don will be greatly missed by his wife of 63 years Marian, his children Sarah, Susan, Jill and Jamie, his grandchildren, Lane, Lars, Danielle and Jessie and his great granddaughter Therin. Don and Marian came to Smithers in 1951 from Wisconsin to start a new life farming in the Kitsequecla Valley building their beef business from the raw land. Don was able to fix and build anything learning by doing, reading books and from others. Don also worked in the forestry industry for many years as a faller and sawyer. Don loved politics and started early discussing world peace with high school friends. Through his farming he found a vocation in agricultural associations including Bulkley Valley Cattleman’s, the Agriculture Land Commission, and the BC and Canadian Federations of Agriculture. Don also participated on the Canadian team negotiating international agriculture trade agreements for over 10 years. When not working Don loved to play games with his family, have coffee and chat about world events. A special thanks to Dr. Scholz and all of the staff at the hospital for taking care of our dad. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday December 6, 2014 location and time to be confirmed. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Salvation Army or the Canadian Cancer Society.
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From LNG on Front “What we do do, is we conduct business on behalf of the hereditary chiefs that have basically created this corporation to move those initiatives forward and we’ve been working very diligently with the proponents to first off ensure that any economic benefits, whether it be from procurements or job employment directly on the line ... before or
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after the project ... to ensure our people, the Gitxsan people, have those opportunities if in fact this project comes to fruition. The Gitxsan Treaty Society referred The Interior News to the GDC for comment. The Ministry for Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation was also contacted but did not respond before the print deadline.
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