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District of Kitimat workers on strike Cameron Orr Bargaining between the District of Kitimat and Unifor 2300 has seemingly broke down, with the District on one hand saying they’ve given a generous offer and the union on the other saying their issues aren’t being addressed.

The District of Kitimat gave a final offer to settle to the union last Thursday, Mayor Phil Germuth said through an open letter, which he said keeps the union to among the best-compensated workers in the province.

His letter also notes that while a brighter economy still lays on the horizon, the community simply cannot handle the burden of what they say would be a 12 per cent property tax increase.

“Many people, including seniors and others on fixed incomes, could be negatively affected,” he wrote.

Due to the strike, the Riverlodge, the Tamitik Arena and the Kitimat Ice Rink, and the swimming pool are closed, while picketers are lined up outside the Public Works yard and at the entrances to City Centre Mall, where the District of Kitimat have their offices on the third floor. The landfill remains open but there is a union presence at its entrance as well.

The District on February 28 released a document outlining their offer to the union, which sees 2.5 per cent wage increases every year up to 2017.

They say they’ll also add 10 full time positions over two years in the Leisure Services Department, and a list of nine other promises, from better training to an agreement to enter into an apprenticeship program.

The District through their release repeated that “the [DoK] has been bargaining in good faith, wishing to reach a settlement with Unifor 2300.

Oh but were it that simple.

The union sees the District of Kitimat’s public communications as bargaining through the media and do not see their actions as being done in good faith.

Unifor 2300 workers picket at the Public Works yard Monday, March 2.

“When the District of Kitimat’s bargaining representatives, including Mayor and Council, resorted to the oldest trick in the bargaining and politics book, where they try and pull the wool over the public’s eyes by distracting the public’s attention from all of the serious issues in the work place as a whole and try and make it all about money and add in a few Bandaid solutions, we were shocked and surprised,” read an open letter penned by Unifor 2300.

In particular the union was shocked that the direction from the District’s bargaining representatives came from Mayor and Council itself, calling it “childish communica-

tion and inflammatory statements.”

With what the union saw as an “abusive relationship” from the council to the employees, the union say they have decided to post information of their own to shed light on “what is really going on.”

The union issued a flyer over the weekend with a number of concerns, saying the District is exploiting women in the workplace, denying training opportunities, and denying a DoK and Alcan historical wage relationship, among a number of other issues.

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The tale of Kitimat’s zero dollar home In the words of a Kitimat Housing Resource worker, it’s messy.

Not the property itself that is — even as the District of Kitimat treasurer says it would need a lot of work to be liveable — but rather the circumstances to how a small, dilapidated trailer in Vista Village has become the problem of the town itself.

Trailer J7 in Vista Village has been through three owners — sort of — and the town administration

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has all but given up collecting the remaining $1,373.84 worth of property taxes and wants council to give the word to start the process of writing them off, which involves sending a letter to the provincial government to allow it.

All this, however, leads to one unanswered question: should the District even give in to the request, given the anything-but clear cut situation in the trailer park?

Housing Resource Worker Paul Lagace,

who has certainly been noticed by park owner Lee Ann Wolfin given a lengthy report from her lawyer to council on the subject of this trailer, which refers to him a number of times, told councillor February 23 that he would encourage holding off on allowing a tax write-off until a dialogue can be opened to sort out residents’ issues.

So the history, according to lawyer Michael Gemmiti’s report, is that in 2012 a recent owner of the trailer moved in without notifying management.

The owner was allowed to stay in the park on

conditions that they upgrade the trailer and provide proof that the trailer was bought from the previous owner.

This new owner proved to be a bad tenant, the letter continues, and repairs were never made and rent not paid on time.

In 2013 the ownership was called in to question as well, as the registered owner was still the previous person, referred to in the letter as Mr. E. Ownership was sorted out with a formal purchase but taxes remained unpaid. The second owner, referred to as Mr. F, eventually

left the trailer after the landlord issued an eviction notice for unpaid rent and had that ruling held up after a Residential Tenancy Board hearing.

However, writes Gemmiti, even after getting an Order of Possession and after Mr. F stopped paying rent, Mr. F tried to sell the trailer to another buyer but all of the trailer’s previous issues made the latest sale very troublesome.

All this has led the landlord to seek a tax write-off in order to demolish the trailer.

Yet a letter from the lawyer’s office

didn’t dissuade at least one councillor from feeling tenants at the park aren’t getting their fair shake.

“There have been cases that have been won, proving that the owner of the trailer park has blocked sales in the past,” said Claire Rattée. “I don’t see why we should give her a break on a property tax that she blocked the sale, wrongfully, so she can tear this trailer down.”

Rattée said it’s clear to her that previous owners of the trailer had been willing to pay the taxes but were not given the

opportunity.

That inability is likely due to the eviction and order of possession hearings for the trailer, which made future ownership transfers questionable and therefore made the payment of taxes not a clear cut issue.

District Treasurer Steve Christiansen said from his perspective, he just sees that people had lived in the trailer while not paying any money on taxes.

Yet seeking collections from the previous owners may be more costly than wiping the slate clean.

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Police Beat

Fraudulent caller claimed to be from power utility February 16 A complaint to police reported a vehicle parked in a handicapped spot without a proper permit. Police say the registered owner, once contacted, said a family member had borrowed the vehicle that day.

A lost cell phone turned over to the detachment was returned to its rightful owner.

February 17 Police attended to a roll-over collision on Highway 37 near the Kitimat River Bridge. The driver said they were heading northbound when he hit black ice and slid off the road. Driver

received only minor injuries and another driver on the road had taken him to the Kitimat hospital.

At 7:38 p.m. the RCMP were called to a business on Industrial Avenue for a break and enter. The front door of the business was smashed but no entry was made. A suspect vehicle was seen fleeing the area as police arrived and was later found abandoned.

Police are continuing to investigate.

February 18 A restaurant reported a fraud attempt to the RCMP after someone claiming to be from BC Hydro

threatened to shut off the business’ power. A person over the phone told the restaurant that if an outstanding power bill wasn’t paid in 30 minutes the power would turn off. The restaurant operator knew the bills were paid up and did not give the caller any way to collect money.

The police were called right away and they are investigating the incident.

At 8:48 p.m. police were called to check on a possible impaired driver on Kuldo Boulevard after another driver said it was driving erratically. Police found the

vehicle and found the driver to be sober.

February 19 At 7:02 pm. the police opened a file after being told a driver on the highway heading to Terrace had been passed by another on a double-solid line. The Terrace RCMP were notified of the call.

February 20 At 9:22 p.m. police were notified of a hit and run in a business parking lot on Tsimshian Boulevard.

Witnesses told officers a pick-up truck hit a parked vehicle and did not stop. The next day police found the suspect vehicle and the driver admitted that

they had left after hitting the car. A ticket for failing to remain after a collision was given.

During a vehicle pull-over a man was arrested on an outstanding warrant for breach of undertaking from the Terrace RCMP. The man was taken to the Kitimat RCMP cells and remanded in custody to appear in Terrace court.

February 21 At 1:19 p.m. a home on Partridge Street was reported broken in to. The complainant said the person entered the home through an unlocked

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were no scheduled bargaining meetings but was hopeful some would happen soon.

“We do now need to get back at focusing on how we can get through resolving this strike,” he said. “I respect their right to strike and we’ll hopefully get through this, sooner rather than later.”

The union through their open let-

ter said the counter-offer to settle from the District of Kitimat last Thursday changed nothing of the town’s initial offer except date and title.

“As soon as the District of Kitimat is ready to actually start bargaining in good faith and stop surface bargaining, we will be here. Until such time, we will remain on strike,” concludes the letter, which is simply signed Unifor 2300.

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Union Continued from page 1 The District’s Chief Administrative Officer Ron Poole said that when the District released their information on their offer it was in reaction to hearing media reports citing wrong information about the town’s offer.

“It wasn’t done to be malicious in terms of bargaining,” said Poole.

He said as of Monday morning there

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The alert for the Terrace area was issued February 22 by the Ministry of Environment and the Northern Health Authority because large air particulate, or PM10, was well over the 50 micrograms per cubic meter threshold.

“Side roads are probably generating a lot of dust,” said ministry air quality meteorologist Barry Watson, adding that gravel from the winter roads work is the source.

The readings spiked as high as 240 this morning when traffic was worst and hovered around 80 in the afternoon while other towns in the northwest remained below 30.

Anti-bullying Supporters of Pink Shirt Day — the antibullying initiative started by a grade 12 student in Nova Scotia in 2007 — can get further information about protecting themselves online from bullies. The guidelines, from the B.C. Student Advisory Committee, are posted at www. erasebullying.ca along with general advice for students. The website also has a way for students to make anonymous reports if they are being bullied.

Money doesn’t win elections, but doesn’t hurt either Cameron Orr When it came to the race for Kitimat’s mayor chair, Phil Germuth’s ride to a win came, too, with higher spending than the other two candidates.

Germuth spent $8,559.99 in total in the campaign. Breaking down to how much that meant per vote he received, with 1,828 votes it cost him approximately $4.70 per vote.

He was leagues ahead of two challengers in terms of return of votes per dollar spent.

The incumbent challenger Joanne Monaghan spent $6,633, receiving 448 votes. That works out to nearly $15 per vote.

For Trish Parsons, she was just over $10 per vote with her $5,315 expenses and 530 votes.

Under campaign financing laws candidates must disclose their revenues and expenses for a campaign. Elections BC posted the information last week.

Of course the dollar amount spent is only a part of a cam-

$20,507 What the total expenses were for three mayor candidates in Kitimat.

$13,725 What it cost 10 people to run for six seats on Kitimat Council. paign and more money doesn’t naturally cause a higher vote count.

That was certainly the case for the council campaign.

Claire Rattée certainly wins the votes per dollar ratio, spending no money to receive 1,381 votes and a spot on council.

Edwin Empinado comes close, with $500 disclosed for expenses and receiving 1,966 votes — second best turnout behind Rob Goffinet — effec-

tively spent approximately a quarter per vote.

Larry Walker’s campaign cost $1.24 per vote, spending $1,404, receiving 1,129 votes.

Rob Goffinet with his 1,997 votes spent $2,700. His disclosure forms include the expenses of road signs used from past elections.

It was $1.85 per vote for Mary Murphy, spending $2,925.80, receiving 1,577 votes.

Mario Feldhoff’s campaign was the most expensive both in actual expenses and the return on voters. He spent $3,700 on the campaign for 1,918 votes.

That works out to $1.92 a vote.

Also disclosed was the spending by Unifor 2301, which spent $4,646 as a campaign sponsor.

The union had run advertising endorsing mayor candidate Phil Germuth and council candidate Claire Rattée.

Nearly end of season for cold weather shelter The Cold Weather Shelter in Kitimat is in the final weeks before it’s done for the year.

The shelter, which runs from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. every night, will cease after March 31.

Manager Michelle Martins says it continues to be well used, even as it had to close for two nights during the recent, massive snow storm with volunteers not able to make it in.

“People could barely get out of their driveways, let alone on the roads. With road conditions being the way they were I just couldn’t in good conscience have staff or volunteers [at risk] to

come to the shelter,” said Martins.

She said you never know one day to the next if people will use the shelter but knows many of the clients are resourceful if they had to make other arrangements with the facility closed.

At the time of speaking to her, 55 beds at the shelter had been used through the season, over 35 nights, and by 10 people.

When they reopened after the storm they did have a few nights of use but it was followed by a few nights of no use.

Martins says their clients include people who are either entirely

homeless in the sense they have no other place to go at night or people who might have places they can use but may choose not to for concerns such as safety.

“You can never predict when somebody is going to access [us] because it’s really what’s going on for them that day.”

Even so it’s been

used far more this year than last year, which she attributes to the more reliable hours.

If funding returns next year for a shelter she said it’s very likely there will be even more people using the service.

Meanwhile if you still want to volunteer for the shelter call or text their cell phone at 250-279-0847.

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MP thinks feds tax break is fuzzy math Shaun Thomas Skeena – Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen is questioning the math behind the recently announced federal tax breaks for the liquefied natural gas industry.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in making the announcement on Feb. 19, estimated the value of the breaks to be approximately $50 million over five years beginning this year, but Cullen said he doubts that is the case.

“We’re looking over the numbers to see if it is $50 million. It is hard to believe that it will only be $50 million given the number and scope of the projects proposed ... am I in favour of this? I don’t know yet. I want to find out if this is just more money being given away or if this really will help the industry,” he said, adding he has asked the Library of Parliament to investigate further.

“This goes against the Conservative’s own policy of no longer subsidizing the oil and gas sector,” he added.

As well as questioning the numbers, Cullen said he is not sure how important this latest initiative truly is to the industry.

“I have talked to virtually every proponent and very few raised this issue, but of course companies are going to take money if it is offered to them,” he said.

“These companies are looking to spend billions of dollars on the these projects, so $50 million over several years is not going to make or break the project.”

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Viewpoints

The taxing issue of the zero dollar trailer Firstly I’ll have to congratulate Coast to Coast and the tenants at the Alexander townhouses for coming to an agreement on a relocation plan.

The details weren’t revealed but after I expressed myself on respecting Kitimat’s residents last week I couldn’t pretend nothing had happened. Seems like the tenants are pleased with whatever was offered so a tip of my hat to everyone in getting that done.

Meanwhile though a situation that hasn’t come to a conclusion is relating to a tax write off at Vista Village.

The landlord wants the write off for over $1,300 because otherwise she can’t have the trailer demolished.

However the situation in the trailer park is not cut and dry. A report from the landlord’s lawyer to council explained the situation regarding this trailer from their perspective, saying everything’s been done as it should from their end.

Yet there’s been bigger issues going on there, residents have felt targeted and eviction notices have been flying.

On the one hand the landlord says they’ve had to deal with dozens of abandoned units, but one of Kitimat’s housing resource workers says in one week alone six eviction notices were successfully appealed.

And the abandoned trailers themselves could be a symptom of other troubles.

There’s definitely a lot of he said/she said going on there at the park, and councillors are, I’d say, rightfully drawing a line in the sand at the zero dollar trailer to see if something can be done.

Before the last election councillors slipped by a chance to do the same on a tax write-off request on two trailers.

I’m happy to see now there’s a will to add friction to the requests.

The landlord herself should consider it a good thing to have a chance to straighten things out with her tenants and the public.

Her lawyer’s letter noted perceived misinformation presented through media. If everything happening there is a big misunderstanding, and of course it could be, she’ll do better than continuing to have her name brought up in the news.

The literal situation here is that the town wants to wash its hands of $1,300 in taxes. Not worth the time in collecting at this point.

However if it’s possible there’s a pattern of mistreatement for tenants at Vista Village then the council, as the community’s government representatives, truly have a duty to ensure proper treatment.

My hope is after one month’s time we may know more information that can bring us together and that we’re not still chasms apart.

Cameron Orr

Our current future is no utopia Welcome to the modern, sophisticated 21st century where new and rapidly evolving technology provides us with virtually instantaneous wireless communications, allowing us to absorb the latest news quickly and clearly on our televisions, phones, laptops and tablets.

For a long time many people felt these developments were advances that would lead to better lives and even perhaps better news of world affairs.

Think again.

Isn’t much of the news these days just vile, horrific, disgusting and very scary for the future?

Last week the UK identified the brutal executioner, known as Jihadi John, who brutally beheads innocent people on camera for ISIS in Iraq.

He is a Kuwait-born Londoner, with a degree in computer science with the name of Mohammed Emwazi, (26), who was only six years old when his parents moved to West London.

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ies” a reality, apparently lived a reasonably “normal life” before graduating from the University of Westminster in 2009. But, he’s been known to the British antiterrorist intelligence officers since his graduation.

However, he slipped through their fingers to Syria in 2012, joining forces with ISIS. His activity highlights since then are well known.

The depredations of ISIS continue on a daily basis and is an anthem of death and destruction.

Calling ISIS an extremist Islamic group is in my mind a gigantic understatement.

I believe they’ll be “in the news” for years because the likelihood of any

effective international partnership to stop them seems remote. There appear to be just too many political impediments, despite the high levels of world outrage.

There may be just too many incidents with Islamic extremists in too many areas of the world, where warfare has already tired the civilian population and driven thousands into the relative safety of refugee camps.

More and more it begins to look like an east-west religious confrontation is brewing. There’s even a major debate going on about who is the enemy without identifying the larger Muslim populations around the world as being a part of the unrest in the Middle East.

Where then is the good news for North Americans trying to finalize the extraction of troops from war situations in Iraq and Afghanistan?

The staggering costs are being carefully looked at, as both Canada and the U.S. approach general and presidential elections.

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We have the answers James 4:1: “What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you?”

The language of sin and evil are all but lost in our world today.

Our culture is uncomfortable with those words.

We are quick to rationalize sin with spin.

The problem with this is that when we do this, something very important is lost.

You see, if there is no sin, then there is no need of a saviour.

The question James asked is still being asked today, “What is the source of the fights and conflicts among us?”

Why do people kill each other?

Why do husbands beat up their wives?

Why do friends treat each other so badly?

Why do we tend to hurt those we love the most?

James has a lot to say to our 21st century world.

He answers his

From the Pulpit Redeemer Lutheran Church

God has done something for us that we cannot do for ourselves.

For those whose faith is in Jesus Christ, He has erased the debt that we inherited from our first parents through His atoning death on the cross, thus giving us a righteous standing before God. In Christ, God is ready and willing to take control of our lives, meet our needs, and grant the repentant sinner abundant life now, and eternal life in Heaven.

In other words, everything that was lost in the Garden.

It is when our independence turns to dependence on Christ that He turns our bitter hearts sweet and we receive the grace to stop hurting those we love.

Praise be to the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

Amen.

From the Pulpit Redeemer Lutheran Church

Pastor Clint Magnus good question in the next verse, “Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you?

You desire and do not have.” You see, when Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, they became independent creatures cut off from the life of God. From that point forward they began to seek to satisfy their own desires.

They also got some new desires they had no use of when God fulfilled all their needs and longings.

Now they had the built-in desire to be somebody; pride, ego!

They also desired to have security, and they desired to be loved as they once had.

In short they entered a struggle to find

what they had lost where it does not exist, within themselves and in this world.

The problem is that you can’t satisfy spiritual needs with worldly stuff. And so, our inability to be satisfied leads to frustration and hostility. James writes, “and so you murder…you covet and you cannot obtain, so you quarrel and fight.”

Frustrated by our inability to create the life we desire, we become willing to hurt and destroy in an effort to meet our selfcentred needs.

So what is the solution?

Verse 6 gives us the answer, “But He (God) gives more grace.”

You see, in Christ,

Kitimat gas pipeline has a Burns Lake camp picked out The preliminary construction plan of the Coastal GasLink Pipeline project has identified a potential pioneer camp location approximately 10 kilometres south of Burns Lake.

A pioneer camp is a smaller, more mobile camp that is used for early construction activities.

Its primary purpose will be to house workers during the right-ofway clearing stage.

“The pioneer camp would be a smaller scale operation, with capacity for up to 200 people,” explained Jaime Croft, TransCanada’s Spokesperson.

The property sits along the proposed pipeline route, approximately a kilometre east of Hwy. 35, with access via Seven Mile Road.

The work camp will offer catering and housekeeping services including daily facility and room cleaning and access to washers and dryers.

“Our camps will reflect current construction workforce standards, including separate quarters for men and women, games rooms and exercise facilities,” explained Croft.

Coastal GasLink will also es-

tablish clear guidelines for behaviour that will be enforced by camp management and construction employers.

This code of conduct will apply to employees in camp and out of camp.

“These guidelines are for the benefit of everyone on the project and in nearby communities,” said Croft.

Coastal GasLink expects to begin construction of the proposed pipeline in 2016, lasting three to four years.

However, the pioneer camp in Burns Lake should be in operation for a few months only.

Further use of the facility will depend on the needs of the prime construction contractors.

Potential sites for larger camps have been identified northeast of Fraser Lake and south of Houston.

Coastal GasLink Pipeline Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TransCanada PipeLines Limited, is proposing to develop a natural gas pipeline from Northeast B.C., near Dawson Creek, to the west coast of B.C., near Kitimat, passing south of Burns Lake. Lakes District News

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SD82 eyes regional training centre Anna Killen Coast Mountains School District #82 students could be firing up welding torches at Thornhill Jr. Secondary School as early as September if the district’s plan to convert the closed school into a trades training centre comes about.

A training centre is the focal point of a district trades master plan and Feb. 19, the Coast Mountains school board began the first official steps towards the new use for the property, which could see cosmetology and welding courses as early as this September.

The school building will now become the Northwest Regional Trades and Employment Training Centre.

Carpentry, culinary arts and heavy equipment operator training would follow by 2018 with adult education and online correspon-

dence courses making up part of the plan.

“It’s a living document,” said Coast Mountains school district superintendent Katherine McIntosh of the strategic plan, which is laid out in three stages, and leaves room for shifting trends. “It sets the direction where the board wants to go, but it leaves things open,” she said, by providing a blueprint for staff to get on the ground and talk to the community and potential partners “to really define what the programs are going to look like.”

The strategic plan itself comes out of a study financed through a $123,000 grant from Enbridge Northern Gateway and conducted by the Powell River Educational Services Society, an offshoot of the Powell River school district where McIntosh worked before moving here. The

“It sets the direction where the board wants to go, but it leaves things open.” study is framed around the current and potential location in the region of a number of large industrial projects, including liquefied natural gas plants and the gas pipelines that would supply them, oil pipelines and a refinery, and of the prospect of training northwestern residents for subsequent employment.

Presented to the board last month, the study cost less than the district initially thought it would, and the district voted last week to spend the remaining $45,000 on putting the plan in

place. McIntosh explained that could mean more consultation along the way.

The board is now working on what work is needed to convert the closed school into a training centre and then find the money for the project.

“We have to figure those costs out now,” she said. “Our secretary treasurer and director of facilities are currently working on that, and that process is to get estimates from a variety of interested companies” She added. “We have capital funds that have funding available for that purpose.”

While the Thornhill location would be the program’s home base, plan documents show that mobile training units could eventually be used all over the district– another aspect district staff are currently looking into, said McIntosh.

Labour issue halts tournament Cameron Orr No ice time for old timers.

With the labour situation at the District of Kitimat the planned Oldtimers’ hockey tournament, which was set to run last weekend, was called off last Thursday because the facilities wouldn’t be available on the weekend.

Whether a strike happened or not, the District began the work preparing the facilities for a potential strike, which included decommissioning the ice surface.

The organizing committee realized by Thursday a tournament just wasn’t going to happen.

“It is with great disappointment and regret that we are officially cancelling our 2015 KOHL Hockey Tournament,” read an e-mail sent from tournament organizer Brian Wakita. “The Kohl Tournament committee would like to thank all of you for organizing teams to come to this tournament and we appreciate the effort and patience you have provided to support this long forgotten tournament.”

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION NOTICE Application for an Emission Approval under the Provisions of the Environmental Management Act We, Rio Tinto Alcan, #1 Smeltersite Rd, PO Box 1800, Kitimat, BC V8C 2H2, intend to submit this pre-application to the Director to seek the approval for the air emissions discharge from an alternate technology pollution control device for the incineration of wood waste accumulated during construction activities associated with the Kitimat Modernization Project (KMP), smelter operations and vegetation management.

The land upon which the facility is situated and where the discharges occur, is comprised of District lots 90, 91, 92, 93, 96, 102A, 186, 7596 and 5469, Ranges 4 and 5, Coast District, Kitimat, British Columbia, located at/on/near the north end of the Douglas Channel, within the District of Kitimat.

The approval requests that the authorization be issued as follows: The purpose of this approval application is to allow for the temporary (up to 15 month) emissions associated with the operation of up to four air curtain burners (best available technology) for the disposal of a maximum of 70,000m3 of wood waste from the final construction, commissioning & start up and demobilization of the Kitimat Modernization Project, the smelter operations and vegetation management.

Any person who may be adversely affected by the proposed amendment and wishes to provide relevant information may, within 30 days after the last date of posting, publishing, service or display, send written comments to the applicant, with a copy to the Director, Environmental Protection at Bag 5000, 3726 Alfred Avenue, Smithers, British Columbia, V0J 2N0. The identity of any respondents and the contents of anything submitted in relation to this application will become part of the public record.

Copies of the approval application can be obtained at the Rio Tinto Alcan Kitimat Community Office and the Kitimat Public Library.

Dated this day of 25 February 2015.

Contact Person: Marc Cuellar Telephone: 250 639 8451 Email: marc.cuellar@riotinto.com

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Official visit B.C.’s Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon made Kitimat a stop on a tour of the north, visiting students at St. Anthony’s School and seniors at Delta King Place. She is seen here signing a book for Delta King Place President Brad Opheim.

DISTRICT OF KITIMAT

PUBLIC NOTICE: EXCHANGE OF PARK LAND HTC Park Closing and Exchange Bylaw 1863, 2015

Kitimat Council intends to adopt the above bylaw, and adjust a park boundary to facilitate construction of an access to Haisla Town Centre (HTC) at 879 Lahakas Boulevard. The preferred alignment of this intersection requires adjusting the boundary of a park at the intersection of Haisla and Lahakas Boulevard North.

Park size will not change. A 100.1 square metres of park area will be “closed and exchanged” for an equal area of abutting land that will be dedicated and as park and added to the existing park. Adoption of HTC Park Closing and Exchange Bylaw 1863, 2015 is subject to elector assent as determined through alternative approval process outlined in S. 86 of the BC Community Charter.

Eligible voters who object to adoption of this bylaw are encouraged to sign a petition objecting to the park exchange. This petition is available for signature at 270 City Centre, between 8:30am and Noon and 1-4:30pm weekdays. To request a copy please email dok@kitimat.ca or phone 250-632-8900.

You are eligible to vote if you are: • 18 years of age or older on April 13; • Canadian citizen; • Resident of British Columbia for at least six months before April 13; • Not disqualified under the Local Government Act, or any other enactment from voting in a local election, or otherwise disqualified by law; AND • You lived in Kitimat for at least 30 days before April 13; OR • You owned property in Kitimat for at least 30 days before April 13.

Council may consider bylaw adoption on April 13 if no more than 10% of electors (460 eligible voters) have signed the petition objecting to proposed park exchange. Comment may also be delivered c/o dok@ kitimat.ca or 270 City Centre, Kitimat V8C 2H7 up to 8:30am, April 9; or in-person at the Council meeting, April 13, 2015 at 7:30pm, at 606 Mountainview Square.

For more information, see www.kitimat.ca/pn; call Community Planning and Development at 250-632-8900; or visit 270 City Centre. Regular office hours are 8:30am-Noon, and 1-4:30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays (April 3 and April 5).

MEMSS show to hit the road Kitimat placed second in the recent Dramafest event for their play Through the Mirror.

The Roberto F. Ciccotelli play earned the local drama crew an alternative spot in the event the winners, this case a team from Smithers, couldn’t make it to the next stage of competition.

That next stage is B.C. Drama Festival at Douglas College.

But guess what? The Smithers team can’t make it due to conflicting commitments.

Neither of the co-directors, Leah Anthony and Chelsea Ribeiro, realized they’d be given the chance to go when we talked to them about the play.

What they both did say, however, is that it was a play that meant a lot of work and dedication from their crew, which totalled 17 people, including nine actors and six backstage hands.

Anthony says that every single day was

spent in the Mount Elizabeth Theatre in preparation for the show.

That’s three months straight of practice and preparation.

Ribeiro said the practices would be at least two hours, not including various other meet ups in preparation too.

This show will be performed in Kitimat for a year end gala as well.

The show earned the local performers and technical crew a number of accolades.

Alexa Klonarakis was given an honourable mention for best supporting actress. Steven Horianopolous was also named a best supporting actor for the show.

The play was also noted for Outstanding Stage Management and Outstanding Technical Crew.

The directors also gave a special thanks to Dramafest’s adjudicator Nathan Hoffert.

No utopia Continued from page 4 Both countries (along with European and Middle Eastern allies) are involved in aerial attacks on ISIS, which while they may be effective, do not appear to be having the necessary success in halting ISIS progress.

More threats have been made about additional terrorism activities, the most recent being announced plans to kill civilians in major shopping centres, including West Edmonton Mall.

Neither country really wants to put significant numbers of troops on the ground for more action in the Middle East, preferring to offer training assistance.

Domestic political issues and economic turndowns in the resource sectors are stressing revenues in a way never ex-

pected a year ago.

What the remainder of the year will bring remains to be seen, but incidents are occurring almost on a daily basis which continue to make the decision-making processes even more difficult and controversial.

Canadians are also increasingly concerned about an exodus of young people from major Muslim communities in this country, as young people are attracted to the ISIS and other Islamic causes.

Some young people are already known to be dead and the impact of the teenage exodus has created a crisis level of attention across Canada.

Meanwhile, Muslim leaders continue to express fears of a backlash against Muslim communities as a whole.

Their criticism and condemnation of some of the atrocities of ISIS in Syria and Iraq and Boko Haram in Africa appears to be fairly universal, but it does not seem to impress ISIS. What will?

I doubt if anyone has any true idea of the extent these organizations are prepared to go to in order to achieve their objectives.

No doubt over the next few months the success of efforts to slow ISIS progress will automatically lead to even greater reactions around the world.

What form the reaction will take nobody knows except that we really all know it can only lead to more bad news, more killing and more of the same types of atrocities that we have seen in the past few months.

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Sentinel among the best Cameron Orr Each year newspapers from across the province and in the Yukon compete in what’s known as the Ma Murray Awards.

The finalists for the awards this year — which is administered by the BC and Yukon Community Newspapers Association — name the Kitimat Northern Sentinel as one of three finalists in our circulation class for Newspaper Excellence.

That effectively leaves it up to time to find out in which order we come.

We join worthy newspapers the Rocky Mountain Goat, from Valemount, and The Clearwater/ North Thompson Times in our category.

The Northern Sentinel last year earned bronze in the same category against the Times, again, and the Bridge River / Lillooet News.

Conference set to boost local businesses in PR Cameron Orr A regional conference to support small and medium sized businesses is set for the weekend in Prince Rupert.

The event will call out the expertise of the Kitimat Economic Development Officer Rose Klukas and Rio Tinto Alcan’s Kevin Dobbin as speakers.

One of the event’s organizers Jasper Nolos says businesses will benefit from the information if there is future industrial booms in the region.

“There’s a lot of projects proposed in the region,” he said. “Kitimat has seen quite a bit of this already...and they’re still looking at the possibility of LNG.” The event runs March 6 and 7. Information on the conference is online at http://hseds.ca/2015nwgc.

Creating a world of Opportunities Bish Forest Service Road Chevron is pleased to announce that construction activities are completed on the Bish Forest Service Road and it will re-open to the public on March 1.

The road has been upgraded, widened and graded. Users of the road are urged to drive with caution and in accordance with posted signage.

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Alexander Townhouse residents given fair deal Cameron Orr After meeting with the stakeholders behind a new townhouse development to be built over the existing Alexander Townhouses, a relocation plan has been offered that residents are happy with.

After promises made that actions would be taken to deal with the tenants living on the property now, residents hadn’t heard anything before eviction notices began coming in.

The matter held up the rezoning process for the land at the District which held off allowing second reading until things were worked out.

Speaking at the continued public hearing for the zoning at the February 23 council meet Steve Everitt, who had told council previously about their concerns, said an arrangement had been worked out.

He didn’t specify what was offered in the package and no representatives of the project spoke on the issue.

A relocation plan is still a requirement of the zoning, and a plan will have to be accepted before the new zoning for the complex is formally adopted.

Everitt explained that after meeting with the developer last week he and the residents are very pleased with the relocation offer.

Everitt did not specify what was in the agreement but the offer seems to be, partly, extra money to help residents get estab-

lished in a new place.

Everitt said the company’s offer, presented by company representative Denis Vincent could even be said to be “generous.”

Residents also, for the most part, have until the end of April before they have to move.

Everitt said they did meet the developer halfway on some

of their needs as well, saying it was a good negotiation.

“They did step forward, made a very good deal for the tenants, and they did look

after us. Everybody’s happy,” said Everitt.

Everitt also was sure to thank the town council for sticking with them, to the community support they

had before, and also to housing resource workers Paul Lagace, Anne Moyls and Stacey Tyers from Terrace.

The arrangements made councillors hap-

py too. Claire Rattée said the new arrangements showed good faith from the developer and said she’s sure the process will move slowly from here.

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Zero dollar Continued from page 1 The trailer right now does not carry any value with BC Assessment.

A spokesperson for the organization said that they initially valued it at $13,700 but an appeal of that was made and further inspections whittled the value down and it was found it was not liveable and, in turn, had no market value, said acting Deputy Assessor David Keough. “[BC Assessment] doesn’t produce assessments for properties with $0, these are removed from the assessment roll,” he added in e-mail.

Not all were against granting a tax write off. Mario Feld-

hoff said that it’s not a black and white issue and sees both sides but leans to granting the write-off.

“I have empathy for people who live in the park but I have a lot of empathy for the owner,” he said.

“The letter [from the lawyer] systematically dispels many of the comments made... things are not as straightforward as some cases have been made out to be in the past.”

The letter noted that the landlord had dealt with 21 abandoned trailers since 2006.

Lagace, being newer in his job than 2006, couldn’t speak to that fact but said that the week before the council meeting on

February 23 six evictions were successfully thrown out by the Residential Tenancy Branch on appeals.

Lagace emphasized he wants to see a dialogue with the landlord to resolve issues at the park.

Larry Walker opened up that chance by moving that the write-off be tabled for one month, to give time for conversations to happen.

It was better received than his earlier motion to postpone any write-offs until December.

“If we can’t get them talking together to seek a solution then we haven’t done our utmost to find a resolution to the problem,” said Walker.

Add $17K to that generator Council got their answer for how much a rental generator costs the town.

A back-up generator is being rented for the fire hall at the moment as the previous unit suddenly died during the snow storm.

Councillors weren’t prepared to pre-approve the expense of $120,000, and some wanted more information about what the rental was costing.

The answer is $2,100 a month.

The fire chief’s report suggests an eight month time frame from budget approval to acquiring it would be eight months.

That makes eight months with a rental costing $17,000 plus taxes.

That’s presuming budget approval at the end of April.

“The costs incurred are unrecoverable costs and would be added to the cost of the replacement,” the fire chief adds in the report.

The original generator was due for replacement but had passed its weekly scheduled test the day before it failed.

According to BC Assessment this home is worth nothing, but the District of Kitimat still has over $1,300 in back property taxes unpaid from it.

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Community open house

March 12, 2015 Rio Tinto Alcan invites you to attend our community open house to learn more about our BC Operations, with a focus on the proposed Terminal A Extension Project and the Kitimat Modernization Project.

Company representatives will be on hand to share updates about our projects, answer your questions, and to hear from you.

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A Q&A with the head of LNG Alliance A sharp drop in oil prices and continued low natural gas prices have led to reduced forecasts of drilling activity in Western Canada for 2015. In Victoria, critics of the B.C. government's push for liquefied natural gas exports have begun to claim that delayed investment decisions by LNG producers are the beginning of the end for the industry in B.C. David Keane, president of the BC LNG Alliance, has worked for major industry players and now represents an association of seven international proponents, Kitimat LNG, LNG Canada, Pacific Northwest LNG, Prince Rupert LNG, Triton LNG, Woodfibre LNG and ExxonMobil.

This week he discussed B.C.'s prospects with Black Press legislature reporter Tom Fletcher.

TF: What's the impact of the recent low oil prices on these kinds of investments?

DK: I remind people that these companies are not going to be making long-term economic de-

From the Legislature Tom Fletcher cisions based on the spot price of crude oil, regardless of whether it is $120 a barrel or $45 a barrel.

They're going to make their long-term economic decisions based on their longterm forecasts.

I still think that B.C., in spite of the fact that the price of oil has come down, is in a very good position to be able to capture some of the increasing demand for LNG that's going to be taking place over the next decade. There are a number of reasons for that.

We have a tremendous natural gas supply base, we have a highly educated workforce, we have a very supportive provincial and federal government in terms of producing the nat-

ural gas, developing LNG facilities and exporting it to the big Asian markets.

Another point I think is

David Keane worth noting is that we're in competition with the U.S. Gulf Coast, Australia, East Africa, Middle East and Russia, and when you look at the North Coast of B.C., we get about a 25 per cent increase in production capacity simply because of

the colder ambient temperature. So the same amount of investment that you might make in Australia or East Africa or the U.S. Gulf Coast, in British Columbia you get a 25 per cent uplift in production.

Last but not least is the proximity to Asian markets.

When you look at how close we are to those markets, I firmly believe that we're going to capture a good bit of the increasing demand that will occur in Asia.

TF: Premier Christy Clark refers to the U.S. as being our big competition now. Shell recently made a decision to cancel an Australian project and indicated they were concentrating on B.C. and a U.S. site. Is the U.S. the main competition?

DK: I think so right now. When you look at the U.S. Gulf Coast, their LNG tankers have to go through the Panama Canal, and there are still long distances to get to the Asian markets.

TF: One barometer of how things are going is gas drilling activity in Northeast B.C. Can you comment

on that?

DK: If we get just one of these large LNG facilities to declare a final investment decision, that will require the largest single investment ever in British Columbia. And I've been saying when I'm asked that we'll get seven, because we have seven members, that will go to final investment decisions over the next few years, and I think that will increase drilling activity dramatically.

We have our internal market in Canada, and our external market is the United States, where the demand for Canadian natural gas is declining. So we have to find a way to get our natural gas to market, which is liquefaction and transporting it to market, primarily across the Pacific.

TF: Your alliance is beginning an advertising campaign. What's the focus of that?

DK: The advertising campaign is meant to help inform British Columbians about what natural gas is, how it's safely produced

and safely transported. It has been safely transported in B.C. for 60-plus years.

It's to help inform people about the benefits that will accrue to the province and to them as a result of development of a robust LNG industry, and about all of the safety aspects, from natural gas production, to pipelines to the liquefaction facilities themselves, to the marine transportation of LNG. TF: Are pipeline rights of way being settled?

DK: Chevron just concluded its 16th agreement with the 16 First Nations that are along the Pacific Trails pipeline, which will serve Kitimat LNG. All of the pipelines are working hard with their First Nations partners and I think that if we as an LNG industry can demonstrate long-term sustainable, real economic value to the First Nations, and when we demonstrate that LNG can be produced in a safe and environmentally sound manner, I think First Nations will support the development of the industry.

Thank You On behalf of the Haisla Nation as a whole, Haisla Nation Council would like to thank the following for donations they provided when some of our members were hosted at the Riverlodge during the snow storm at the beginning of February 2015.

Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered.

Ann David Paul Slanina Dina DaSilveria Pat Mouland Marcy Rice Tammy Maxfield Super Valu Angela Rich-Cook Mike & Heather Bagg Salima Anagholi Cathy Ouwehand Marlayna Amos Donna Wilson Kristen Matias Alysha Webber Brenda Bouzane Elaine Maitland Ron Tait Rose Bolton M.K. Anand Kelly Ruff Eilene Smith from PR

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Also to all those who donated and wished to remain anonymous.

Thank you to all the volunteers at the Riverlodge as well.

We apologize if we inadvertently missed anyone.

We appreciate all you’ve done for us and thank you to all of you.

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Forest Hills planning changes

The Bish Forest Service road, seen here during a scheduled traffic stop last year. File photo

Bish FSR road reopens to the public It’s no Final Investment Decision but residents can begin using the Bish Forest Service Road as the road reopened to the public March 1.

Due to their early works the road had been closed off to the public. That work included to the road itself.

Even so the company says people must use the road at their own risk.

The company will maintain the road to about Bish Creek, 10 kilometers down.

Meanwhile the company continues to focus more on the project’s upstream area as work steadily declines in the Kitimat area.

He said there’s a number of rigs at

work in the Liard and Horn River basins and drilling will take place throughout the year.

“They’re going to be supplying the gas to this project so we have to know as much about that resource as we know about this site here,” said Chevron’s External Affairs Lead David Molinksi.

As for the road he said they will let it settle and stabilize for a few seasons before deciding on possible eventual paving.

The company adds though that any use of the road is at the users’ own risk, especially given the road is Crown owned.

The company was allowed to have it closed due to their extensive work to the road and to

David Molinksi their site.

Chevron is anticipating the arrival of Woodside Petroleum as their new partner once the sale closes between Woodside and Apache this year.

The company’s work camp at the former Eurocan site has also closed down for the time being with the slow down of local work.

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Ongoing work on Wakita street, looking towards the locations of the eventual future phases of Forest Hills. proposed park space. That would give people using the hiking trail connection to drink on their return or to wash their dogs.

With the fact that the trail comes on to Forest Hills from a steep ravine, his plan to devel-

op a better connection will also lower his own liability, he said.

Rather than giving two readings council passed just one, with the intention of having comment from the Advisory Planning Commission before it went further.

Haisla business arm restructured A review of the Haisla Business Operations has found their work is much the same as the work by the Haisla Nation Council administration and the economic development office has been closed down.

The closure was set to take place February 20.

“The Executive Committee, the Own Source Revenue Committee and the Economic Development Committee provided the review of HNC’s [Haisla Nation Council’s] business operations, which resulted in an analysis that showed that

HBO duplicates training and employment services which are also provided through HNC Administration,” reads a letter signed by Chief Councillor Ellis Ross.

“HNC believes that Haisla money (not Ottawa’s) and costs can be saved and service to the community improved by bringing HBO functions into Administration,” the letter continues. It’s unclear if there are any layoffs associated with this move. There are six people listed as HBO staff on their website.

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Cameron Orr The developer behind the Forest Hills subdivision wants a change to the neighbourhood’s sixth phase.

Wakita Construction wants to alter their plans slightly, moving the park a little north, away from the existing central location, but in to a new place that would see the park connect with an informal trail connection to Hirsch Creek Trail.

Developer Brian Wakita said the plan does benefit his own development in that it would open up one additional residential lot.

He said he has plans to install a water line as well to build a fountain and tap at the

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The Skeena District of the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is creating its list of registered Equipment for Hire in the Skeena Service Area for the fiscal year 2015/2016, which begins April 1, 2015.

All individuals or companies registered this past year through the District Office in Terrace will have received invitations by mail to re-register their equipment for the coming fiscal year. If you have new equipment to be added to your profile, you can register online or contact the District Office at the address listed below.

Any individuals or companies who were not registered in 2014, but wish to have their equipment listed, are hereby invited to contact the District Office, either in person or by phone, to obtain the appropriate registration forms.

Note that while you do not need to have Commercial (Comprehensive) General Liability Insurance, or up-to-date WorkSafeBC coverage to register, you will have to meet these requirements prior to working on any ministry projects.

All owners of dump trucks or belly dump trucks must provide a current weight scale slip to the District Office which will be used to calculate hourly rates.

Only owned or lease-to-own equipment is eligible for registration. Equipment can only be registered in one area in any given year. Seniority is not transferable from area to area.

The deadline for new registrations is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2015.

Late registrations will be accepted, but may appear at the bottom of the open list.

Note that there is no charge for registering new equipment or for changing or removing equipment information already listed.

Register through the Skeena District Office at: 4825 Keith Avenue, Terrace, B.C. You can also phone 250 615-3970 or send a fax to 250 615-3963 to have the forms mailed, e-mailed or faxed to you, or register on-line at www.bcbid.ca.

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Haisla PO Box 1101 Kitamaat Village BC V0T-2B0 Tel. (250) 639-9361 Ext. 204 or 1-888-842-4752 Fax (250) 632-2840

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Coming Events March 5 ART CLUB OF KITIMAT meets at 7 p.m. in Room 113 at MEMSS. Drawing: Contours and Continuity– Bring sketching materials. Kitimat No supplies?

We have some and we share.

For more info contact Katherine Johnsen at 250-632-6888.

March 26 THE KITIMAT FOOD BANK will be holding their Annual General Meeting on at 8:00 p.m. in the lounge at the Presbyterian Church (corner of Nalabila and Lahakas Blvds).

Ongoing FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC LI-

BRARY: To join, contact Luce Gauthier at lucegauthier10@ gmail.com or Virginia Charron at vcharron@kitimatpubliclibrary. org or call 250-632-8985.

KITIMAT QUILTERS GUILD: If you are interested in the Kitimat Quilters Guild call Aileen Ponter at 250-632-6225 or Ja-

net Malnis at 250-632-7387 for more info.

KITIMAT POTTERY GUILD meets in the Riverlodge arts wing every Thursday, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Interested in playing with clay? All experience levels welcome. For more info call Anne at 250-632-3318.

THE KITIMAT PUBLIC LIBRARY offers the highly engaging Mother Goose StoryTime for pre-schoolers Monday mornings from 10:30 -11:15 am. Please register for this free program.

DO YOU HAVE DIABETES? Counseling available. For more info call 250-632-8313.

Association’s last show of 59th season Submitted by Concert Association Kitimat Concert Association will end its 59th season on March 7 with the return of the one and only John Wort Hannam.

John was here for our 50th anniversary season and those that saw his show will tell you it’s one not to miss.

In the 12 years since becoming a working musician, John has released five albums and captured a Juno nomination for Best Traditional/ Roots album, a Canadian Folk Music Award for Album of the Year and seven grand and first place awards for his songwriting. His rootsy, melodic songs,

matched with his narrative writing, laden with lyrical hooks, has taken him from his home in Alberta to his birthplace, the Isle of Jersey, UK, to appearances in festivals from Trafalgar Square to the Smithsonian to Kerrville, TX. John Wort Hannam in concert is a powerful singer with poignant lyrics to match.

Hannam is a keen observer of both people and place and takes delight in finding the stories and culture that inhabit the backroad communities so often missed by those of us less observant. Whether it be the idealistic story of Sointula on Malcolm Island, B.C.,

the wilds of Labrador, or the weekend life of Twin Butte, Alberta, Hannam finds the lyric that evokes a sense of wonder and delight in the landscape that is his experience For five years John taught grade 9 language arts on the largest reserve in Canada – The Kainai Nation, part of the Blackfoot Confederacy. But in 1997 he heard a Loudon Wainwright III record and was hooked by the music and the stories. In 1998 he bought a guitar and learnt some chords. In 2002 he quit teaching and began to pursue the dream of being a working musician.

John comes from a

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For natural spray cleaner: Combine 2 cups water 1/4 cup white vinegar; 1/4 tsp. tea tree oil; 1/4 tsp. lavender oil and store in a spray bottle.

A natural deodorizing clean: Mix one part vinegar and one part water in a spray bottle to clean countertops, floors, stovetops and other appliances. Scrub dishes, surfaces and stains with a lemon that has been cut in half and sprinkled with baking soda on the flat side.

Keep in mind that homemade cleaners may not eliminate all bacteria completely.

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John Wort Hannam in one of his publicity photos. long line of people who make a living using their hands. His greatgreat grandfather drove horse and buggy for the village doctor. His great-grandfather was a stevedore, his grand-

father, a farmer and his father still works as a master carpenter. John now carries on the tradition making his living writing songs and playing music.

Show is at 8 p.m.

Border changes at Stewart/Hyder Anna Killen The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) plans on closing the border between Stewart, B.C. and Hyder, Alaska during overnight hours beginning this spring – but residents and

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business owners from both communities say the move will hold Hyder residents hostage and negatively affect shared tourism, industry and emergency services.

“After careful review the CBSA has

decided to reduce the operating hours at the Stewart Port of Entry,” said a statement from CBSA media relations.

That planned reduction of hours means the border will be closed between midnight and 8 a.m. beginning April 1.

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8 March 2015 is International Women’s Day To commemorate International Women’s Day, Rio Tinto would like to recognize all of the women who have contributed to the success of BC Operations and the Kitimat Modernization Project.

Our business has a proud history of true diversity of people, experience and ideas for over 60 years of operations in northern BC.

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A Kitimat victory was just a stone’s throw away Richard Mason In 1979, the first year girls were included, the Mount Elizabeth Girls Curling Team lead by Karina Dzuiba won the BC High School Girls Curling Championship.

There have been close calls over the past 37 years.

Finally the Mount Elizabeth Girls team consisting of Taylor Reese-Hansen, Micaela Stevenson, Leah Anthony, Emma Baker, Jordan Zanella and Coach Laurel DeGoeij have ended the long drought.

The team competed in Creston, February 19-21 at the 201415 championships finishing with a six win and one loss record to win the schools first provincial curling title in 36 years.

The championship didn’t start off well as

the team quickly fell behind 4-0 in the first end and down 5 after the second end against Selkirk Secondary from Kimberley. The team got their game going in the third end and fought hard the rest of the way only to lose by a score of 7 to 6.

In their second game the team met Centennial from Coquitlam scoring immediately on route to a 8 to 2 victory.

The third game found them playing arch rivals College Heights of Prince George. These two teams met the last two years with College Heights coming out on top in two hard fought and highly entertaining games. This time College Heights lead by one going into the final end and Mount Elizabeth had last rock.

College Heights had to

have a blank or steal to win. The Mount Elizabeth team scored five and won 7 - 3.

Their fourth game was against Elgin Park Secondary from South Surrey. Mount Elizabeth prevailed winning 5 to 4. At this point four teams had a 3 - 1 game record. Their next two opponents Ballenas from Parksville and Salmon Arm were in that group.

The Ballenas game ended up being no contest. Mount Elizabeth scored often and in bunches going away with a 12 - 3 win.

Going into the final game of Friday Salmon Arm and Mount Elizabeth were tied in the lead with 4 - 1 records. In another tight hard fought game Salmon Arm held a one point lead at the break. Mount Elizabeth tied the game in the fifth and then stole

The curling team of Taylor Reese-Hansen, Micaela Stevenson, Leah Anthony, Emma Baker, Jordan Zanella and Coach Laurel DeGoeij. Submitted three points in the sixth end to take the lead for good. The teams traded single points in the 7th and 8th ends with Mount Elizabeth finishing with a 6-3 victory. Now they led the standings with a record of five wins and one loss only one game remained.

Their final game on Saturday was against St. Thomas

More Secondary of Burnaby. At this point St. Thomas More was in last place. The girls knew that they had to take this game seriously as a loss would drop them into a three-way tie causing tie breakers and a chance of a finish as low as third. Coming out flying, scoring early and in every end the girls won 10-0 in six ends and therefore

becoming the 2014-15 BC High School Girls Provincial Curling Champions.

On a fitting note the Smithers Secondary boys team also came in first for our zone.

This is the only time that Zone 8 encompassing the Pacific North West has won both the boys and the girls in the same year.

Coach Laurel DeGoeij who has been with the girls the last three years was extremely proud of how the girls handled themselves on and off the ice, and how the young ambassadors not only represented Mount Elizabeth but also our community of Kitimat and their club the Hirsh Creek Golf and Winter Club.

Project Update Open House March 10, 2015 LNG Canada invites you to come and learn about project updates, including some of the new permits we are applying for.

While the Environment Assessment Certificate is one of the main regulatory permits we require prior to making a final investment decision, we are also working to obtain other permits required to construct and operate the proposed project in Kitimat, B.C., including the LNG Facility Permit from the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission.

LNG Canada team members will be available to answer your questions and provide more information.

When: March 10, 2015 Time: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Where: LNG Canada Community Information Centre, 176 Ocelot Road, Kitimat LNG Canada, a joint venture between Shell Canada Ltd., PetroChina Company, Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) and Mitsubishi Corporation, is proposing to build an LNG export terminal in Kitimat, B.C. LNG Canada’s vision is to work collaboratively with the local community, First Nations and stakeholders, to deliver a project that is safe, reliable and reflective of community interests.

For more information about the project, please visit lngcanada.ca, call us toll free at 1.855.248.3631, or email us at info@lngcanada.ca

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