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No study for DoK buildings Cameron Orr Just over half a million dollars is waiting to be spent on a building assessment study for the District of Kitimat’s $100 million worth of properties. That money will have to wait though. District of Kitimat staff sought pre-approval from the 2015 budget to spend $575,000 from the Capital Building Reserve on a building assessment, which would have looked at the maintenance needs for Kitimat’s public buildings and perhaps answered other questions such as if it would be feasible to develop a new city hall, and how far in the future that could happen. The question divided the council, and with a tie-breaking vote not available due to Mary Murphy’s absence from the January 19 meeting, the vote went 3-3, with Edwin Empinado, Larry Walker and Mario Feldhoff against spending the money, while councillors Rob Goffinet, Claire Rattée and Mayor Phil Germuth in favour. The even split negates — or in other words defeats — the motion. That leaves the spending to come up in the usual process of establishing the budget this year, but could be too late to get any substantial work done on it this year. Feldhoff said he was against pre-approving the hefty price tag for the study. He questioned its need, as well as the need to pre-approve it at that meeting, rather than wait to see the entire 2015 budget, and this assessment’s place within it. Fire Chief Trent Bossence who has been heading up the building assessment process for the District said that to get the project done before the fall would require getting requests for proposals done now and start the bidding process for the contractor who would eventually conduct the professional study. Continued on page 8
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It’s not that there’s more drugs, officers just have more time It’s been a mixed bag of local crime over the year, where there’s been a dip in some but notable increases in others. One area that saw growth: possession of cocaine. Staff Sergeant Phil Harrison presented council with the December statistics, which also reveal how the year compared with 2013, and that drug files were on the rise. Cocaine saw seven more files in 2014 than it did in 2013. There were two extra cases of trafficking cocaine over 2013 as well, nine in 2014. Marijuana possessions were also on the rise, although only marginally, with two more cases, 36, in 2014 than in 2013.
While there was no ecstasy possessions in December, the year did close with two files. There were none in 2013. Even with those statistics and a few others up, Harrison isn’t saying there’s a drug trade on the rise in Kitimat. In fact the truth is rather more optimistic than the numbers may explain. “When they [officers] don’t have to burden themselves with carrying out investigations they’ve more free time so they can do those kinds of things,” he said, referring to a drop in police calls that require dedicated investigations. “As calls requiring investigation decline, it leaves
more time for members to increase patrols and self generate files such as traffic and drugs,” Harrison explained via e-mail. “Also, as members gain experience, they also gain a confidence to generate those types of files. Two years ago we had seven members transfer out and were replaced mainly with recruits straight from Depot. Those members are now more experienced and it is showing in the increased liquor, drugs and traffic stats.” Harrison also says a number of experienced members had transferred to the detachment in recent time which may also contribute to the increase in drug statistics. There were a few other file increases in 2014 too. Continued on page 6
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Early morning ice leads to five accidents January 13 At 2:52 a.m. a drunk 41-year-old Kitimat man was jailed until sober after police picked him up outside the Nechako Centre, after responding to a complaint of the male urinating on a building on Albatross Street. Once sober the man was released and given a violation ticket for public intoxication. At 5:26 a.m. a vehicle was stopped on Kingfisher Avenue to check the driver’s licence. The driver was identified as having a driving prohibition, and
the 26-year-old Kitimat man faces charges relating to driving while prohibited, and had the vehicle impounded for seven days. January 14 At 12:30 p.m the police were called to the City Centre Mall on a shoplifting call. Officers were informed of stolen candy and sunglasses from two different shops. A short time later the police were called on a mischief file to the Kitimat Public Library, from the same male. The police say the file is still under investigation.
January 15 Police are working to return a snowblower to its owner after an attempted theft. A caller alerted the police to the theft, from a home on Gwyn Street, after the caller saw the suspect pushing the snowblower on a pathway behind their home. The suspect fell, and then abandoned the snow blower and ran when the suspect realized he had been seen. The report came in at 8:40 p.m. At 1:49 a.m. the RCMP were called on a report of a person
threatening to harm himself and police. The male was found to not be a threat to anyone on investigation and, being as this was the second call the police had to this home that day, arrested the person for breach of peace and held in cells until sober. January 16 There were five collisions reported on Highway 37, between Kitamaat Village Road and the Kitimat River Bridge, between 4:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. Road conditions were considered a primary cause, as vehicles were
sliding off roadways due to slippery conditions. Only minor injuries, and some moderate damage to vehicles, were reported. Police alerted road contractor Nechako Northcoast, and the police also suggest the public call the company at 1-800-6655051 to report any immediate problems on the road as well. (More details on road maintenance on page 8.) January 17 A red-light drive through had police pulling over a vehicle at Haisla Boulevard
and Kuldo Boulevard. The officer noted signs of impairment and a roadside screening of the 46-year-old Kitimat found he was indeed intoxicated, and the driver was given a roadside prohibition and had the vehicle impounded for a month. January 18 Police were called
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“We had big crowds out Saturday morning,” he said, noting that Saturday mornings are when the club holds lessons, for both kids and adults, and the rental shack and café is open. The hut is also open Sunday afternoon. “When I left on Sunday, at almost 4:30, there were still 25 cars in the parking lot. Lots of new people too, [their] first time at the club.”
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REGIONAL BRIEF Pop. Kitimat’s population grew one per cent from 8,367 in 2013 to 8,452 in 2014, according to estimates from BC Stats. Kitimat joined the rural areas of the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District in population growth. In that area, which would include Lakelse area, Thornhill and the rural area surrounding Terrace as well as the region running north to Dease Lake and east to the Hazeltons, the population grew from 16,382 in 2011 to 18,098 in 2014. Terrace itself declined in population in the same period. Just from 2013 to 2014 the drop from 11,458 to 11,265 people represents a decline of 1.7 per cent. Expectations of population increases tied to the potential for an LNG industry in the northwest notwithstanding, the population of Prince Rupert has also declined. BC Stats reports that Prince Rupert’s population dropped 2.9 per cent from 12,275 people in 2013 to 11,918 people in 2014. The population in Smithers also declined – by one per cent between 2013 when 5,246 people lived there to 2014 when 5,103 people lived there. Prince Rupert, Smithers and Terrace were among the top 10 municipalities of more than 5,000 to experience the greatest percentage population drops from 2013 to 2014. Provincial statisticians base their population projections using the 2011 federal census and making adjustments by using data such as the number of residential hydro hook ups.
Hunters encouraged to go on offensive Cameron Orr Approximately 50 of Kitimat’s area hunters turned out for an informational meeting hosted by the BC Wildlife Federation on January 17. At the meeting, Al Martin, director of strategic initiatives, encouraged hunters to connect with their MLA and with members of the government in order to encourage the government to back down from a proposed shift in the hunting allocation policy in the province. The meeting was mostly informational, with Martin providing background to the allocation policy in the province which he said goes back to 2004, and which resulted in a policy the BCWF supported in 2007. However, said Martin, since then he’s “seen an erosion of resident hunter opportunity,” The increase in the share of guide permits to hunt moose, grizzly bear and other restricted animals in limited-entry hunting areas of B.C. totals 618 “hunting opportunities” across the province per year, says a statement from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. Based on the success rate of hunts for different species, “this model represents a transfer of approximately 186 animals from residents to guides.” It’s a backwards transition in favour of non-resident hunters, given it’s resident hunters which have increased over the past 10 years, says the BCWF. Martin said that the amount of resident hunters in B.C. has gone up 20 per cent from 85,000 to 102,000 over the last decade.
Al Martin speaks to Kitimat-area hunters at an informational meeting January 17. Non-resident hunters, by contrast, are down 30 per cent, from 6,500 to 4,500. Kitimat’s Mike Langegger, who is the Northwest Fish and Wildlife Conservation Association (NFWCA) chairman, spoke at the meeting as well, saying he finds the shift in allocations “very upsetting” and spoke highly of the social and family aspect of hunting which gets put at risk from the changes benefitting non-residents. Skeena MLA Robin Austin calls the proposed changes, at the heart, a shift to privatize
a public resource, and said it’s vital that every BCWF member get angry. Austin was at this meeting as well, but had said the week before to the Sentinel that the NDP is on the BCWF’s side, and the issue will come up in the House when it goes back in to session in February. The BCWF is also calling for hunting allocations to be legislated by B.C., rather than through policy which has the potential to frequently change. - Files from Tom Fletcher
RTA aiming for a first half 2015 completion While the company has kept mum on any specific dates, Rio Tinto, in its fourth quarter operations report, says Kitimat’s modernization will be done in the first half of 2015. “Aluminium production in 2014 was broadly in line with
2013, despite the closure of Shawinigan in November 2013 and the partial shutdown at Kitimat, which continues to prepare for full commissioning of the modernized smelter during the first half of 2015,” read the company’s report, released January 19.
The 2015 completion comes one year later than the company predicted when they first announced modernization at the tail end of 2011. Michel Lamarre, RTA’s project director for the modernization at that time, had said first metal in the new smelter would
be poured in the first half of 2014. (Sentinel, December 7, 2011.) At the time the project was slated to cost $2.7 billion as well, but that too has changed. In financial results posted last year, Rio Tinto said the project was now projected to cost $4.8 billion.
Nordic club seeks groomer Cameron Orr The Snow Valley Nordic Ski Club has Kitimat Council’s support as they seek grants from the Prince Rupert Port Authority. The club is seeking money to replace the club’s trail grooming machine at their Onion Lake ski trails. The District of Kitimat has already set aside $75,000 in a reserve fund for the club to buy the product, which comes in addition to any other fundraising the club has been successful in obtaining. In this instance the club requires letters of support from communities which benefit from the Onion Lake ski trails. Club President Dan McElheron said that the new groomer “is the right choice for our ski club,” he said.
When the club takes possession it will be a three-year-old unit, and with the expected usage by the club he said it should keep working for about 20 years. It is currently grooming alpine slopes in Lake Louise,” he said. “It has the horse power needed to deal with our coastal snow conditions where wet heavy snow is common. The machine can also handle icy conditions, he said, and can break up ice up to 14 inches thick, converting it to a nice, groomed snow. At the January 19 council meeting, Kitimat’s Director of Leisure Services Martin Gould said the overall cost of the unit, given its used condition, may cost in the ball park of $250,000. The machine is expected to arrive in the club’s hands by September this year.
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Round up It seems like it’s been a busy week around here. From hunters angry at new allocations to our own council split — amusingly right down the middle of the table itself — on what monies to spend on projects, it’s hard to pick out a single issue of note. So, as my headline here suggests, I’m just going to do a round-up of thoughts on the things that have happened. So lets begin with council and their budgets. There were some pre-approvals up for debate when our councillors met on Monday. Just as backseat drivers are the bane of actual drivers, allow me to be the backseat council member for this run through. If it were me up there (I say with a mighty, pompous air) I’d be on their side on the matter of not approving the buildings assessment, which I reported on page one. Not that I don’t find such a project useful but given the assessment is going to take a long-term look at our publicly-owned facilities, a long-term plan isn’t necessarily time sensitive. The mayor pointed out that regardless if any new projects arrive in Kitimat, the buildings in town will age. However my take is that we might have a different building plan if a project happens or not. That said, the plan to resurface Haisla Boulevard I would support. Sure it’s over a million dollars, but I take engineering’s side for this. It’s the main road, it just has to get the attention, and it’s just painfully clear to me that the work is going to have to get done, whether they start off now or later. If starting that process now means we save some money on inevitable spending, well it seems wrong not to. Switching gears to the hunting subject, I can’t really add too much to the topic specifically seeing as my hunting abilities consist of pointing at items at the deli, but when the BC Wildlife Federation came to town the other week one of the suggested ways hunters were encouraged to make noise was — among things like contacting government representatives — write letters to the editor. If local hunters want to raise more awareness on the subject, my inbox is standing by. And finally, just following up on the gloomy uncertainty I left people with last week with the articles from experts not entirely convinced LNG was on its way, a little bit of optimism just to make us all feel slightly better: The Financial Post ran a story quoting a banking analyst saying B.C. may only be facing, realistically, two of the many LNG proposals. The good news, though, is those two projects are both in Kitimat. The LNG Canada venture, the analyst says, may be set to begin in 2021, while Chevron’s Kitimat LNG could follow in 2023. It’s in a reverse order than I would expect, but what do I know, I’m not an analyst. Cameron Orr
Talk just is not cheap anymore Talk is cheap, or so they say. These days, I’m not so sure. Not long ago, there was a Canadian political fuss about Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau “missing work” in the House to give profitable speaking engagements to groups willing and able to pay for his time to expand on his opinions. Trudeau’s speaking dates over these past few years were looked at and an ethical debate ensued about the just under $300,000 Trudeau had earned in three years, outside his MPleader’s salaries, to give lectures. It all ended rather limply, as Trudeau agreed to pay back about $800 in certain expenses he’d claimed from the public purse while being out of the House speaking to willing, wealthy audiences. The practice, while not illegal, brought him censure from some of his Commons colleagues and former Liberal leadership rivals. He even offered to repay charities their fees, but virtu-
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ally all refused. Really, as I say, it was all small potatoes, a storm in a teacup, especially here in Canada. Take former U.S. President and Secretary of State, Bill and Hilary Clinton. When Hilary Clinton left her position as Secretary of State, her husband, Bill, the former president, had received some $105 million in fees for delivering over 540 speeches, mostly to Wall Street banks and other financial services firms, which recruited the former president for over 100 of these speeches and paid him $19.6 million. Hilary is no piker herself in profiting from the rubber chicken circuit.
The Washington Post reports that Hilary Clinton’s average speaking fee tops $200,000. The former Secretary of State sometimes waives fees for charitable black tie society affairs. For a speech earlier this year to students and faculty at the University of California at Los Angeles, she was paid $300,00, the money coming from a private trust established by Scope Industries CEO Meyer Luskin to fund a lecture series at the school. Two years ago, the UCLA paid Bill Clinton $250,000 for another speech. The paper also noted Mrs. Clinton has scored at least $1 million this year in fees for speeches at the University at Buffalo, Colgate University, and Hamilton College in New York. There appears to be some pretty good money available for an entertaining speaker or especially a celebrity chit-chatterer. Continued on page 8
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Bypass road is needed: Walker The District of Kitimat can do whatever work it needs to maintain the town’s main thoroughfare Haisla Boulevard, but the ravages of time and traffic is a symptom of a larger problem. That’s the view of councillor Larry Walker as the council debated pre-budget approvals for a number of engineering proposals, among them a road maintenance plan for Haisla Boulevard which comes pegged at $1.15 million. The engineering department ultimately didn’t get their pre-approval, but, like council’s debate on building assessments (page 1) not without a split down the centre of the council table. Edwin Empindo, Larry Walker and Mario Feldhoff voted against pre-approving that spending, and the spending on the Kingfisher and Nalabila walkways, while Rob Goffinet, Claire Rattée and Phil Ger-
“This is a symptom of a disease.” muth supported the spending. Part of engineering’s case for needing a pre-approval is that sending the projects to tender earlier in the year usually results in more competitive pricing — that is, it’s cheaper for the town. To wait for the budget as a whole could bump the costs up higher. Director of Engineering Tim Gleig said it’s been about 18 years since this particular bit of work has been done, which encompasses surfacing Haisla Boulevard from the pedestrian overpass to Haisla Bridge. Feldhoff said he felt rushed in making a decision now on the program, and wanted to see it in the context of the whole budget later. Rattée meanwhile agreed with the de-
Kitimat projects that received their money Elaborating on the projects receiving their pre-approvals from the story at top, the Slope Master grass cutter is being paid for from a “self-financing replacement fund.” Engineering staff said they will provide a full five-year plan for their equipment later in budget processes but needed to get going on replacing this unit due to its age and condition. The cemetery expansion included development of “Section C.” The engineering report says the cemetery “must be expanded” to provide additional interment plots. Pre-approval was sought for the same reason as other projects, to keep prices competitive. The estimated $115,000 project includes connection to water services to the next phase of the Forest Hill Heights development next to
the cemetery. Existing service to the area, the report notes, will be lost due to development of lands across the highway, between Forest Avenue and Kitamaat Village Road. The other major project, the $100,000 water intake emergency power supply, will secure the water systems in the event of power outages. Right now if power goes out the water system can only deliver half of the average daily demand, which is less than 20 per cent of the maximum daily demand. Rhe emergency pump is natural gas powered, and is over 40 years old. The pre-approved monies will go to reviewing the power needs of a new pump and to eventually have one installed.
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From one chief to another: Ross supports Nikal Open letter to Moricetown Chief Councillor, Barry Nikal. Dear Sir, The Haisla, like your band, has had to make hard decisions regarding economic development whether it was forestry or natural gas pipelines. As Chief Councillors our responsibility to our communities was and always has been to do what we think is best for our members whether that be a job, training or just help with their future. We felt helpless under the Indian act, and treaty was not
delivering what was promised, to get us out of poverty, leaving us begging for more money from Ottawa. Personally, I know what you’re going through. It may feel like you and your supporters are being outnumbered, but you are not. Fifteen of your neighboring First Nations have made the same tough decisions and do support you and your community. In talking with you over the years, I am confident in your integrity and character and I truly believe you care for your people.
At times, you may feel alone, but you are not. There are a number of First Nation leaders that are facing the same tough decisions to try to build a future. The Haisla still foresee some hard times ahead for our nation, but making the best strategic decisions with what we have now is necessary in order to keep moving forward. Congratulations on your progress. Sincerely, Ellis Ross Haisla Nation Chief Councillor, OBC
partment’s assessment that the town could be losing money by holding off a decision. Perhaps the most strongly worded opinion on the matter, however, came from Walker. “This is a symptom of a disease,” he said, referring to the lack of an industrial bypass in to Kitimat. “We need an industrial bypass,” he said, before Kitimat gets faced with another mega project. Gleig had explained that the District has to frequently come back to arterial roads due to their traffic. “It is our main arterial and unfortunately, right or wrong, we always have to return to our arterials because of the heavy loading we have on them, and that’s certainly not going to go down if these projects have [final investment decisions],” he said. Walker added that the trouble with road
maintenance is visible on the highway too with the grooves left by trucks which cause large hazards in poor weather. “Again, that’s not our responsibility but this is a symptom,” he said. Germuth clarified that industries in Kitimat do pay a large amount of taxes which goes to maintaining things like roadways. On the topic of the walkways, which also sought pre-approval for $850,000 for Nalabila and Kingfisher, Walker said while there’s a chance prices might go up, he says prices could go down as well with the price of oil being so low and doesn’t see the rush to get pre-approvals. It did not pass either. Engineering project pre-approvals which did pass include a new Slope Master grass cutter at $80,000, sanitary trestle repairs at $150,000, expansion of the cemetery for $115,000, and a water intake emergency power supply replacement for $100,000.
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In an age of technical marvel, still no sound from local meetings Dear Sir, Did you know that these days you could: walk on the moon, fly to Mars, fly around the world in no time flat, email, text, tweet, Twitter, etc., hack into anyone’s computer if you know how, talk to someone on the other side of the world in a matter of seconds, watch the news on TV as it is happening. But... Can you get sound and a picture on your TV of the Kit-
imat council meetings once a month? Well, that my friends, is not possible. So far we have not been able to hear and sometimes see the new council in action. I remember the days (yes I’m almost that old) when we thought Charlie Chaplin was funny but our council is going to have to improve their acting skills much more to make these Monday nights entertaining.
I and many others are totally frustrated with this. It started when the old council was on so it is not something new. Yes, some of us are interested in what is happening in our community and don’t think a “big flashing sign” is the solution. Turn on the sound. Yes, I’m still watching and listening (or at least trying.) Roma Burnett
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Guidance on gov’t relationships given at forum Cameron Orr In Phil Germuth’s first real excursion out of Kitimat in an official capacity, the mayor tackled affordable housing, pressed for information from liquefied natural gas (LNG) proponents, and took in a brief overview of the future of First Nations reconciliation. Small stuff, really. This took place in Prince George at the Premier’s Natural Resources Forum, which ran through the early part of last week, and Germuth gave an almost exhausting list of important knowledge gleaned over just a few days. A presentation on the topic of First Nation reconciliation was among Germuth’s highlights. “One of the real things that came out of that was more than the federal government or the provincial government, it’s really municipal government’s that have to start that,” he said on the reconciliation process. Germuth and Kitimat’s Chief Administrative Officer Ron Poole met with Haisla Nation Chief Councillor Ellis Ross during the event as well. Ross was there speaking on a panel about First Nations issues. Germuth is aware relationship build-
“Nobody really knows what reconciliation means, there’s no definition...or policy around it.” ing is not a quick process. “It’s nothing that’s ever going to happen overnight. You have to build trust. Things have been done so wrong for so long, so it’s nothing you’re going to change overnight,” he said. Ross told the Sentinel following the forum that he sees the early work beginning on rebuilding the relationship with the District of Kitimat but agrees it’s a long process. He said over his term on council he’s seen a lot of success working with industries and the province directly but work with municipalities hasn’t materialized. “I’ve heard that talk before from previous District of Kitimat councils,” he said. “It can’t just be a relationship built on words and talk. It’s got to have substance.” However on the other issue of reconciliation being a responsibility of municipalities as well, Ross hasn’t seen that perspective before. “To be honest I’ve never considered it
that way, and that was the first time I’ve ever heard that type of statement,” he said. The suggestion came from a speaker from the MacDonald-Laurier Institute. Ross said he highly respects the work from the Institute but was surprised. “Nobody really knows what reconciliation means, there’s no definition, no real practice or policy around it,” said Ross. “It’s one of those terms that gets thrown around a lot but when you ask someone exactly what it means...nobody knows.” Beyond the topic of relationship building it was several packed days of networking and information for Kitimat’s mayor. On the topic of LNG — it being a natural resources forum after all — Germuth said he did talk to representatives from several companies, sharing concern on the low price of oil, and talked to Chevron specifically about community murmur that there’s been little work done on the project lately. The answer, he said, was the company had slowed down with the arrival of Woodside Petroleum taking on the stake from Apache, and that transition means time is required to re-organize, resulting in that slowdown in work. As for the price of oil, Germuth heard that projects are built for the long term,
Drugs Continued from page 1 Shoplifting perhaps saw the most dramatic rise, finishing 2014 with 19 files, against just six in 2013. From that 19, four were food-related items, and five were to do with liquor. The remaining files were a mish-mash of various products. Harrison said for the most part the shoplifting files are all being done by the same people, a group of about four or five people. “The same three or four [people], and they’re people from in town,” he said. Sexual assaults were up to 18, more than the 14 from 2013. Harrison explained in his presentation to council that investigations resulted in 11 of those cases being unsubstantiated. For thefts over $5,000, there were four for the year, however two files involved relatives while another involved a landlord dispute. For files that have dropped, there were 10 fewer threats against people this year, at 86 for the year. Common assaults are also down,
to 185 from 220. Assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm also went
down, to 26 from 34 the year prior. Business break and enters were down,
11 files in 2014, and residential break ins dropped to from 45 to 31.
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and not on the price of oil and any one time. That’s the same message Poole took as well. Poole said it had been six years since he went to this forum and it’s doubled in size in that time. With LNG the topic he was most concerned with he said he enjoyed a minister’s take on the subject. “[A] federal minister said it best, he said ‘LNG is like the Marsha Brady of the resource world. She has everything going for her.’” said Poole. “But what was good to hear, prevalent throughout [the forum]...was regardless of the oil prices, they still felt some of these projects were going.” Forums like these help municipalities like Kitimat keep in the loop on what could be coming in the near future, and in turn keeps them prepared. “You always hear people say ‘oh, Kitimat doesn’t know what’s going to hit it.’ “We actually do know what’s going to hit us and we know we’re going to be busy, and we know we’re going to be rushing, but I think in many senses there’s a lot that we’re doing right now trying to draw that picture as best as possible,” he said. “We’re trying to do the best we can.”
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Moricetown inks deal in PTP partnership Cameron Orr It was announced late Friday that the Moricetown First Nations band have joined the First Nations Limited Partnership. That partnership is a benefits agreement for First Nations which would be affected by the Pacific Trail Pipeline proposal, which is the natural gas line that would supply the proposed Kitimat LNG project by Chevron and Apache (soon to be Woodside Petroleum.) The Moricetown band held a series of meetings in recent weeks to determine the community’s feelings about joining the partnership. It was seemingly not a unanimous feeling ahead of the official announcement on January 23. “The decision of the Moricetown First Nation band council to join the [FNLP] is one that we warmly welcome,” said FNLP Chairman Bob Rae in a media release. “It means 16 First Nations along the proposed Pacific Trail Pipeline route are partners in a unique approach that combines environmental stewardship, extensive jobs, procurement, and other economic benefits.” The FNLP represents the only natural gas pipeline in B.C. which would serve an LNG facility that has such agreements. The partnership means that the participating First Nations will receive up to $550 million in financial benefits over the life of the PTP project, which includes a $10 million a year benefit for the operating life of the
pipeline from the province itself. Skills training and contracting is another benefit under the FNLP agreement. “[We] look for-
ward to building the Pacific Trail Pipeline with First Nations in a manner that places the highest priority on protecting people and the environment,” said
Chevron President Jeff Lehrmann in a news release. Member nations have already received $17 million in payments.
Training programs have also been undertaken already for 1,600 First Nations through the PTP Aboriginal Skills to Employment Partnership.
First Nations employment represents about 54 per cent of early works construction on the PTP pipeline. $245 million in
construction contracts have also been awarded to FNLP members. Rae calls the FNLP an “innovative” model for industry and First Nation engagement.
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Back-to-back accidents from unforeseen freezing Cameron Orr The Kitimat RCMP detachment met with people from highway 37 maintenance contractor Nechako Northcoast last week to talk about road conditions, but Staff Sergeant Phil Harrison says his office has no complaints about Northcoast’s efforts over the last year. Five car accidents on January 16 between Kitamaat Village Road and the Kitimat River Bridge were reported, police saying road conditions were the culprit. While unfortunate, the situation was a result of rain causing icy, slippery conditions, which happened even as expectations were that temperatures were supposed to be going up. “They were all saying the
temperatures were supposed to be climbing, and for some reason that one spot got a pocket of freezing rain which we didn’t expect,” said Harrison. Overall though the detachment says the contractor has done well. “They’ve been pretty good this year as far as we’re aware.” Nechako Northcoast’s Peter Lansdowne said a highway check in that area just a couple of hours earlier didn’t indicate the conditions that would come. “We had been through there only a couple of hours before just to check road temperatures and weather conditions and everything was good,” he said. “Things can be fairly volatile. We weren’t far away from the site at the time
Shown here is a Snowcat which Nechako Northcoast has called in to clear a large snow fall. Even without snow, the company has challenges with ice. Black Press file photo 2012 it occurred but there was no indication where the crews were working that that was taking place.” Rapidly changing road con-
ditions, such as the freezing event that happened on January 16, can be a fact of life and people should be cautious when on the road. “People should always be on
guard for changing road conditions.” Nechako Northcoast does follow a scheduled patrol to check on road conditions, he said.
Premier Christy Clark stands by government LNG forecast Tom Fletcher Premier Christy Clark says the sudden drop in oil and gas prices might delay her government’s push for liquefied natural gas exports, but she is sticking to her latest prediction of three LNG export facilities in B.C. by 2020. In a speech to the annual Truck Loggers’ Association convention in Victoria Thurs-
Christy Clark day, Clark put a brave face on the global skid in energy markets and emphasized the
need for more forestry workers. As she did the previous day at a natural resources forum in Prince George, Clark mentioned her government’s tentative plan to place ads at Fort McMurray airport urging B.C. workers to “come home” for job openings expected here as oil sands operations slow down. Retirements and
a recovery in the U.S. housing market will open up thousands of jobs in the forest industry, which will compete with LNG developments for equipment operators and other skilled workers, Clark told logging company executives. Optimism for LNG is harder to find in the current world market, with some analysts saying U.S.
gas exports are not competitive based on current price forecasts and competition from cheap oil. A surge of new shale gas supply from the U.S. and other countries was already driving down LNG
tional speakers for shared fees ranging from reasonable to ridiculous. One lists fees starting at $5,000 rising rapidly to $200,000 and sometimes as high at half a million dollars for overseas gigs. Talk about rock singer earnings. I read through some of the bumpf from The Celebrity Source, a website that offers access to over 10,000 celebrities from film, television, music, sports and fashion, plus influencers and experts in a variety of fields. They include a voluminous list from Arnold Schwar-
zenegger, Wayne Gretzky, Jack Nicholson and Pamela Anderson, but some of the names of celebrities they have worked with offer a couple on painfulsounding names, like Muhammad Ali, known to be suffering seriously from Parkinsons disease and who is reported almost totally unable to speak, and Bob Hope, who has been dead since 2003. Now that would be a comeback. They are not very forthcoming in pricing - “the cost of hiring a celebrity is unpredictable.” No doubt.
Buildings Continued from page 1 The report to council noted that the assessment should be completed in the summer before any sales or renovations of municipal buildings. Some councillors remained on polar opposites of the debate, Rattée for instance in total disagreement. For Rattée, she preferred to see the work done now. She believes a lot of District buildings need work and saw value in getting a study done on them now. Larry Walker sided with Feldhoff in the mat-
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5. ter, saying he’d prefer to put the money straight in to “brick and morter” improvements rather than studies, which he believed would end with council “being told things we already know.” Back to the opposite end of the table, Rob Goffinet countered that the “anecdotal” understanding of buildings needs in Kitimat is not an objective way to look at building’s needs. Germuth also added that even if there are no final investment decisions made on LNG projects in Kitimat, local buildings will still need to be replaced regardless, and this study will help the council plan for that work.
activity by 36 per cent this week. The association was forecasting nearly 11,000 oil and gas wells to be completed in Western Canada this year, but has cut that to 6,600 because of the price drop.
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Talk Continued from page 4 There are many websites that facilitate clubs, organizations, corporation, universities and others to find speakers, expert or celebrity on many subjects. Look through a few and you’ll find that, very clearly, talk is not cheap. Indeed it can be, as we’ve seen, darned expensive. These website organizations will help their clients find athletes, authors, comedians, and musicians, celebrity chefs, nutritionists, and mixologists, business leaders, political personalities, and other motiva-
prices before crude oil dropped below $50 a barrel in recent weeks. The price drop prompted the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors to downgrade its 2015 forecast for rig
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Two seek Conservative nod A Terrace resident says he’s in the running for the Conservative Party of Canada nomination in the Skeena-Bulkley Valley riding for this year’s federal election. Tyler Nesbitt, 31, is a manager with Nechako Northcoast, the company with the provincial road maintenance contract in the area. “I believe that most people across the Northwest have an ideology similar to mine: fiscally conservative and socially moderate,” said Nesbitt in a release, adding he might be called a “compassionate conservative.” Born and raised in Prince Rupert, Nesbitt has lived in Terrace since 2009. He has a B.A. in anthropology from UBC and is a French immersion graduate from the Prince
Rupert school district. Nesbitt’s married and has three children. Nesbitt joins Vanderhoof teacher Gerald Caron in the contest for the Conservative nomination. Caron announced his candidacy last fall. The Skeena-Bulkley Valley riding, which includes Kitimat, stretches from Haida Gwaii and the north coast to the east where it does not include Vanderhoof but does include Fort St. James. The riding has been held since 2004 by New Democrat Nathan Cullen who claimed 53 per cent of the vote in the last federal election held in 2011. This year’s federal election is scheduled for October but there is speculation Prime Minister Stephen Harper might want to hold it in the spring instead.
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More Calgary options at YXT The Kitimat-Terrace regional airport has another airline flying directly to Calgary starting this summer. Westjet announced it will be adding a new non-stop daily flight May 3 from Calgary to Terrace through its regional airline Westjet Encore. For this flight, Westjet will use the Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft, which is the same plane it is using right now to fly in and out of the airport, said Northwest Regional Airport manager Carman Hendry. Late last year, Air Canada announced it would be flying nonstop between Terrace and Calgary, starting in June. Both airlines had certain times they requested for arrivals and departures and both were
able to get their first request, said Hendry. “Everything fit in perfectly for these routes and I think it’s pretty good timing,” he said, referring to the passenger numbers that pick up in the summertime. No airport or runway renovations or additions have to be made to accommodate Westjet’s new flight but there are plans for renovations and expansion of the terminal scheduled to start next year, said Hendry. The holding area, where people wait before their plane leaves, will be increased by about three times its current size; there will be three gates; the check-in counters will be relocated and the area to lineup will be made bigger to relieve
congestion, said Hendry. When people check in, they will also check their baggage, which will go through security at that time and they’re done with it, he added. There will be a separate area for people to go through security before boarding the plane. If a vendor can be found, a food kiosk will be added to the waiting area past security, said Hendry. The project will go to tender next spring and it’s hoped that construction can start in the summer, he added. Construction will mean adding about 30 per cent more space to the terminal and making changes to about 80 per cent of what is there now, said Hendry.
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School District No. 50 (Haida Gwaii) requires the services of 7eachers 7eachiQJ 2Q &all. 7he district hires Eoth certiĹľed teachers aQd QoQ certiĹľed suEstitutes to reSlace reJular teachers when they are absent. Individual assignments may last from half days to a few weeks. Individuals with a Sositive attitude highly motivated Ĺśe[ible and able to meet the individual needs of students are encouraged to aSSly. Please forward applications to: Kevin May, Director of Instruction School District No. 50 (Haida Gwaii) PO Box 69, Village of Queen Charlotte, BC V0T 1S0 Facsimile: (250) 559-8849; E-mail: kmay@sd50.bc.ca
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATOR REPORTS TO: Pre-School Program DUTIES: • Maintain ethical standards of the Child Care profession and the C’imo�ca childcare centre including maintaining continuing competency in the Pre-school profession: • Maintain confidentiality regarding all information related to the children, families, and personnel and fulfill obligations to respect protection of privacy; • Work cooperatively with the staff team and community resources to support inclusive practice and address the needs of individual children; • Monitor the child care facility for hazards and take preventative action as required to ensure the child care environment is healthy and safe for all children. Follow the licensing requirements and the centre’s procedures for maintaining health records, administering medication and first aid. Ensure cleanliness and food safe practices are followed; • Follow all licensing requirements; • Report all accidents, injuries and illnesses to the Pre-School Program Coordinator or designate and record such incidents in the confidential log book and as a reportable incident, as required; • Report all incidents or alleged incidents of child abuse as required and follow Centre procedures, regional protocols and government legislation; • Update self daily on children’s allergies, special conditions or other pertinent information. • Ensure positive communication with enrolling parents/legal guardians. Discuss the program’s daily events with the enrolling parents/legal guardians and accommodate the enrolling parent’s/ legal guardian’s instructions for daily care routines when possible within the routines established for the group; • Encourage families to participate in a variety of meaningful opportunities as they are available and interested. Participate in planning parent conferences; • Maintain regular attendance and punctuality; • Participate in the annual performance review process and plan and carry out an annual professional development plan. • Follow Haisla Nation Council Personnel Policy and Manual; • Other related duties as requested by the Pre-School Program Coordinator. QUALIFICATIONS: • A valid Early Educators Certificate or Diploma; • A valid license to practice in British Columbia; • Experience in pre-school, day care or classroom setting; • Familiarity with the legal requirements of child care programs; • Good interpersonal communication skills –both orally and written; • Demonstrated organization, time and general management skills; • Flexible, able to incorporate ideas and changes as suggested by colleagues and parents; • Must maintain the highest professional and ethical standards; • A valid safety oriented first aid certificate; • Immunization and medical clearance forms; • A criminal record check clearance letter; Interested individuals should submit a cover letter and resume which must include names of three (3) references and the express permission for HNC to contact these references, to: Stephanie McClure, Human Resources Manager Haisla Nation Council Haisla PO Box 1101 Kitamaat Village, BC V0T 2B0 Phone (250) 639-9361, ext. 204 Fax (250) 632-2840 Email: humanresources@haisla.ca No later than 4 pm on Friday, January 30, 2015. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those short-listed will be contacted for interviews.
CUSTODIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 50 (HAIDA GWAII)
4ualiĹľed aSSlicants are being sought for the casual Sosition of &ustodian at George 0. Dawson Secondary and 7ahayghen (lementary Schools. Grade level of education is required. 7he salary for this Sosition is .5 Ser hour Slus a shift Sremium when aSSlicable. $ comSrehensive Mob descriStion and aSSlication form can be obtained from the District website at www.sd50.bc.ca. Please send complete application package along with three professional references to: Steve GofĹľc, Maintenance Supervisor School District No. 50 (Haida Gwaii) PO Box 69, Village of Queen Charlotte, BC V0T 1S0 Fax: (250) 559-8848; Email: sgofĹľc@sd50.bc.ca
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POSITION SUMMARY: Under the direction of Chief and Council, the Band Administrator is responsible for planning and administering Old Massett Village Council’s annual operating budget, implementing Band Council Resolutions (BCR’s), and directing a team of managers, professionals and support staff on a daily basis. The successful candidate ensures that activities are carried out in accordance with policy and directives as approved by council.
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR POSITION: • University Degree in Public Administration, Business Management, Finance, Accounting or equivalent • Five (5) years’ experience in administration and supervision • :illing and able to pass a criminal record check • Must possess a valid BC driver’s license KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: • Knowledge and understanding of Haida culture • Strong written and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a variety of people and circumstances • :orking knowledge of Federal and Provincial funding programs and reporting requirements • Advanced computer skills • Ability to work Ŷexible hours as required • Demonstrate sound work ethic and effective leadership skills and the ability to supervise and mentor staff • Ability to maintain a professional demeanor and conŵdentiality • Problem solving and conŶict resolution skills • Ability to involve staff members when making decisions that affect them. • Ability to give staff positive recognition and appreciation for their contributions and accomplishments • Ability to create an atmosphere of mutual trust, respect, and appreciation, and foster a sense of community among staff • Ability to adapt management style to ŵt the needs and level of experience of each of the Department Managers Ŏ giving more direction and structure to some and offering greater independence to others • Ability to maintain order within an environment of changing priorities, practice sound crisis management, accept responsibility and achieve results through self-motivation and the promotion of teamwork PREFERENCE IN HIRING: In fulŵlling all vacancies, present employees having the necessary qualiŵcations, ability and experience shall be given preference over external applicants, as shall OMVC members who possess the necessary qualiŵcations, ability and experience. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Sports & Leisure
Kitimat Bantam Winterhawks celebrate a win Cameron Orr Burns Lake may have started things off with a win against the Kitimat boys but they would have to savour it, they wouldn’t get another one from us. The bantam Winterhawks boys attended a hockey tournament in the recent weeks in Houston, B.C., the David Brieztke Memorial Tournament, and despite a rocky start against rivals Burns Lake, the Kitimat team rallied hard to remain undefeated from then on out and topped out as tournament champions. Assistant coach Glen Robinson said from his perspective and from tournament head coach Scott MacGregor it was a good tournament.
“From a coaching standpoint we were really happy with the team,” he said. “I think the kids got better as the tournament went on.” Robinson said the key to Burns Lake’s early success was their ability to capitalize off of any of Kitimat’s mistakes, while pushing the score in their favour early on, making catching up an uphill battle. Even so, Kitimat learned from that early loss and made up for it with a string of wins, leading to a second match against Burns Lake in the finals. In that final Kitimat had an early lead, and were up 2-0 when Burns Lake came back heavy to make it 2-3. “They had us
The Kitimat Bantam Winterhawks celebrating a tournament victory in Houston, B.C. Kim Fowler pretty worried,” he said, even as the game ended in Kitimat’s
favour 5-3. Team manager Bento Pedro says fol-
lowing the team’s first match against Burns Lake they faced the
host team Houston, winning that 4-3. Kitimat did even
better against Fraser Lake next, finishing 5-2.
Athletes curl their foes in Kitimat-hosted tourney Everybody had a good time with a joint men’s and women’s curling tournament at the Hirsch Creek Golf and Winter Club over the January 17 weekend. Past tournaments have historically been conducted separate between Men’s and Women’s but organizers decided to hold the events together on the same day this time around. Teams as far as Smithers came in to Kitimat to take part. The Ladies results are as follows: A Event 1st place — Taylor Reese-Hansen, Micaela Stevenson, Leah Anthony, and Emma Baker 2nd place — Barb Opeim, Cherie Seppala, Annette Kuhn, and Cynthia Cridge. B Event
1st place — Karina Dzuiba, Laurel DeGoeij, Kathy Leuze, and Mary Frances McIntyre 2nd place — Susi Reese-Hansen, Bonnie Vienneau, Jamie Domreis, and Kim Monteith C event 1st place — Jodi Kucharyshen, Rebecca Kucharyshen, Joan Kucharyshen, and Kathy Simpson 2nd place Hanna Durrant, Mackenzie Domreis,Chelsea Ribeiro, and Rebecca Whitmell D Event 1st place Zo Mulder, Margret Koppland, Sylvia Bors, and Anita Vahanikkila 2nd place — Cheryl Wyatt, Sandra Hoffman, Laura Biagioni, and Kezia sinkewicz. At press time we had not received the list of winners from the Men’s event.
The rink of Taylor Reese-Hansen, Micaela Stevenson, Leah Anthony, and Emma Baker, which won first place in the A Event.
Don’t put your life on our line. This winter, prevent a senseless tragedy by steering clear of train tracks. Not only is riding a snowmobile on a railroad’s right of way illegal, but you may also be too focused on having a good time to hear a train coming.
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