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Parker Graham, Elizabeth Stone, and Kali Graham, and of course Blue at the front, were found safe after many hours of searching when they went missing March 21. Cameron Orr
Cameron Orr It was a harrowing ordeal when three kids went missing on the Coho Flats Trail, last seen at 1 p.m. and not recovered until shortly after 10 p.m. on March 21. With an immense show of community support to find them the families are also keen to get word out that they are so thankful to have had the support they did. Elizabeth Stone, 11, Kali Graham, 9, and brother Parker, 7, had gone for a trail walk with trusty pitbull Blue, but the trail, in rough shape from the winter, resulted in the hikers getting disoriented and wandering off. It was an emotional reunion for them and their families that evening but speaking days later the children say they had plans if they weren’t discovered. “I was the one who was the bravest,” interjects Parker as the three describe their night. Elizabeth said they could hear cars at one point and followed creeks to work their way to the river from where they could likely find their way.
War of words reignite between DoK and Union Cameron Orr A letter released through Unifor 2300’s Facebook page slams the District of Kitimat administration and the council for being “negligent” as the strike continues. The union’s March 24 letter details the bargaining process to date, saying that the mayor and council’s strategy has seemingly been to “try and starve our members out.” However Mayor Phil Germuth finds
the union’s categorization highly unfair. “It’s one of the first mayor and council in history that’s met with the union. We met with them so we could hear their concerns and take those back to our negotiating committee to give them direction on issues that we wanted to see fix as much as we can,” said Germuth, referring to a sit-down meeting prior to the formal start of negotiations on the contract. “I think we still have a very
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fair offer on the table.” Germuth also noted to the union’s concerns regarding the “poisonous workplace” that has been referred to in the past that the number of grievances at the District doesn’t reflect that at all, and that if working conditions were bad he would have expected higher turnover over the past few years. In their letter the union says they’re “willing to resolve our issues amicably
through meaningful dialogue, but make no mistake we are in a WAR (emphasis theirs) and we will do everything within the context of the law to fix this broken workplace.” Continuing in their letter the union says that beginning on March 16 they began making headway on the issues of health and safety, training and seniority language. Continued on page 7
Eli sentenced for 2011 murder Margaret Speirs A Terrace man convicted of the second-degree murder of a Kitimat woman has been sentenced to life in prison and will not have the chance to get out of jail until he’s in his 30s. Tyler Scott Eli, 22, was sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole for 12 years for the murder of Maria Rego as ordered by Mister Justice Robert Punnett in Terrace Supreme Court March 25. “I do not find that he is not remorseful but I am of the view that he requires counselling and assistance to properly understand what he has done,” said Punnett in sentencing Eli. The murder and attempted murder were particularly egregious with no motive, understanding or reasoning and were against two innocent people asleep in their home, said Punnett. On October 9, 2011, around 7 a.m., Kitimat RCMP were called to a residence in the Whitesail area for an alleged break and enter with assault, whereby officers found a man and woman, who had been assaulted and were in need of immediate medical help, said police in a release at that time. Both went to hospital in Kitimat where the woman died
from her injuries and the man had surgery and was listed in stable condition, reported police. A 19-year-old man was arrested nearby without incident, said police. Kitimat RCMP, North District Major Crimes, Forensic Identification, Regional GIS (major cases) and E Division Serious Crime Unit were brought in to investigate. Eli’s trial took place over periods of time in May, June and August, 2014. On November 5, 2014, Punnett found Eli guilty of second degree murder, attempted murder and to break and enter. A charge of aggravated assault was stayed by the court. This past January saw a two-day sentencing hearing for Eli at which time Gualter Rego read an emotional victim impact statement to the court. Crown had asked for no chance of parole for 12 to 15 years, while defence had asked that Eli’s rehabilitation be taken into consideration because of his young age, said Punnett. Punnett was satisfied that a period of parole ineligibility must be more than 10 years.
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Police Beat
Noise complaint results in hit to the head March 16 A vehicle was seen failing to stop at a stop sign. Police learned once the vehicle was pulled over that there were six persons in the vehicle even though the driver had only a Class 7 licence. The driver also gave reason to suspect he may have been intoxicated and was asked for breath samples. The readings came up “Warn” and the driver was given a three day immediate roadside prohibition and a violation ticket for driving contrary
to restrictions. March 17 Police dealt with a complaint of threats being made on Facebook. An officer spoke to the complainant and her daughter to whom the threats were made. Complainant only wanted matter reported for information purposes. The complainant has blocked the person who issued the threats from their social media and have taken other steps to limit future contact. At 8:45 p.m. police were alerted to
a possibly impaired driver. A 56-year-old Boston Bar resident subsequently failed a roadside screening. The driver was taken to the detachment and released on a promise to appear. March 18 Police attended to a report of an intoxicated roommate trashing up a home. Police attended to the home and attempted to calm her down but the woman continued screaming obscenities at the officers, RCMP say. At one point she charged
one of the officers and pushed him back, which prompted an arrest for assault and held in cells until sober. The police say in the morning the person was very apologetic and was released without any charges. At 1:23 p.m. police were called for a fighting complaint. A male, police say, had gone to a residence to complain about loud music. A confrontation allegedly followed resulting in the male being struck on the head with a metal pipe. A 26-year-
old male has been arrested for assault with a weapon and released on promise to appear in court. March 19 Police investigated and found lawful the sale of firearm magazines on Facebook. A person reported a concern that the sale online may have been illegal but police say the magazines, pinned at five rounds, were legal. March 20 Police say they were given a report of dirt bikes or ATVs ripping up green space by
Warehouse needs parking adjustments A planned new warehouse in the Service Centre will require a bit of rezoning and a variance to cut down the required number of parking spots. Inland Industrial plans to build a warehouse at the corner of Enterprise Avenue and 7th Street. The bylaws as it is would require the building to have 622 square metres of parking, but the maximum available parking spaces as calculated by McElhanney for the company says they’d come 471 square metres short of
the requirement. So the proposed plan is three-fold: amend the zoning to M2 would mean less parking requirements. While still a shortfall, it’d only be 223 sq. metres. Second, is to offer a development variance permit using standards from the Institute of Transportation Engineers, which in practice would set parking requirements to just 10 spaces. Finally, by offering five physical spaces, the company can provide a payment to the municipality in lieu of actual
parking spots. It’s estimated that the cash payment to the town would be $43,060 for those five spaces. The money for the parking spots must go to a reserve made for the purpose of providing off-street parking, or infrastructure that would support walking, cycling, transit or other “alternative forms of transportation.” At this point council has received this proposal for consideration but is not yet actually adopted.
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REGIONAL Students embarked on international adventure youth from BRIEFS MountTwenty Elizabeth along Cedric
There is a May 1 deadline for submissions for the 2015 Cedric Literary Awards. The program was created specifically to recognize and celebrate unpublished English and French-speaking writers of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and First Nations storytellers, age 50 or more. The award is selected by a jury and a prize of $3,000 will be given to each of the category winners, and another $3,000 prize given to a First Nations storyteller, the organization says. Authors interested in taking part can go online to www.thecedrics.ca or e-mail Veronica Osborn at vosborn@ thecedrics.ca.
Enbridge Enbridge has just released their 2014 corporate social responsibility (CSR) report. “Our annual CSR report helps us hold ourselves accountable for our performance and for how we are responding to the social, economic and environmental factors driving our business. It also outlines areas where we have more work to do and the approach we’re taking to get better, such as deepening our engagement with stakeholders and communities where we operate,” said Enbridge President and CEO Al Monaco in a news release. The report covers areas from leak detection to Aboriginal rights. The company’s full report can be found online at csr2014.enbridge.com. Enbridge released its 2014 CSR Report concurrently with its 2014 Annual Report, which provides a detailed overview of the company’s financial and operating performance.
with five chaperones left for a two week educational, cultural and historical tour of Italy and Greece. Departed March 14 for Italy, students were set to visit Florence, Rome, and Pompeii before leaving Italy for Greece. In Greece students will see a variety of archeological sites and museums in Olympia, Epidaurus, Mycenae and Athens before departing on a four day Greek Island cruise. Stops on the cruise will include Mykonos, Kusadasi, Patmos, Rhodes, Heraklion and Santorini. Tour group leader Reid Nelson has added a number of additional features to the standard
The group of MEMSS students who left for an educational and cultural tour of Italy and Greece. Submitted EF Educational Tour "from Rome to Athens" including a visit to the Duomo, the Baptistry and the Academia in Florence so students can see first hand some examples of Renaissance Art and sculptures of Michelangelo. While in Rome stops will include the Roman Forum and Colosseum
along with a guided tour of the catacombs. After an overnight ferry crossing of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas students had an opportunity to tour the site of the ancient Olympic games at Olympia. The last stop on the Peloponnesus was the ancient city of My-
cenae excavated by Heinrich Schliemann who claimed to have gazed upon the "face of Agamemnon" when he discovered a golden death mask in one of the pit tombs. Students move on to Athens and board a cruise ship for four days with stops to explore the volcanic cal-
dera at Santorini and the resulting destruction of Knossos on Crete. Once the group returned to Athens there was one last day of touring including modern and ancient Athens and a Greek cultural dinner evening. The tour group was provided with
items and keepsakes to hand out during their trip from Mayor Phil Germuth, MLA Robin Austin, MP Nathan Cullen, and even the Lt. Governor Judith Guichon. The group returned to Kitimat March 28, and Nelson will begin planning the next tour to Europe in 2017.
Trailer taxes tabled Kitimat Council will press ahead in an effort to resolve a tax-write off issue in the Vista Village Trailer Park. Last month council opted to hold off deciding on issuing a tax write-off to a dilapidated trailer on encouragement from the Housing Resource Project that arrangements could be worked out that could make all parties happy, including those who have gone through the revolving door of ownership of the trailer. The owner of the park, Lee Ann Wolfin, has wanted the tax write off because without it she can’t have the trailer demolished. The District treasurer also supported the write off, saying the effort to recoup the approximately $1,300 tax bill could be
more costly than washing their hands of the whole thing. When council held off allowing a tax write off last month they hoped the one month time buffer would give the Housing Resource the chance to reach the owner and work out a solution. A report from housing worker Paul Lagace to council shows attempts were made but did not prove fruitful in resolving the issue. Even so there is a detailed proposal on how to handle the trailer that won’t require a tax write off. Council approved for their staff to write to Wolfin to present the plan. The Sentinel has reached out to Wolfin for comment and has not so far received com-
ment. The proposed plan comes in several steps, which does include repayment of the taxes to the District. The plan has the current owner offering to pay the taxes, even as the taxes are owed under the name of a previous owner, while allowing the current owner to sell the trailer, at an asking price of $5,000. On sale of the trailer, the new owner would have to commit to fixing the stairs to the union and fix the leaks on the roof within six weeks. The report says those actions would address concerns on the trailer’s condition while also showing there are no tenancy transfer issues at the park with the owner. Continued on page 6
Crime plan all politicking Cameron Orr Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government has ambitions to remove parole from the most serious of offenders, but Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen said it’s just a thinly veiled attempt at politics and does nothing to improve public safety. The Conservatives’ plan is to eliminated parole for serious crimes, including terrorism, and first degree murder. Convicts could voluntarily apply for parole after 35 years in prison.
“The examples they use...are already in jail forever,” said Cullen in slamming the proposal. “They’re our with a solution looking for a problem.” The bill, he said, is illegal and wouldn’t survive court challenges. “This is electioneering and politicking more than it is keeping anyone safe.” Cullen also points to evidence from prison guards who themselves say removing hope from inmates results in higher incidents of violence and puts them at risk.
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Life or something like it
There’s no true justice when it comes to a taken life. A natural justice would return life to us, undoing an act of tragedy. Of course we can’t undo anything. We can’t operate under a natural justice, we only have our system, man made but imperfect. The frustration was notable and understandable when news broke last week that Tyler Scott Eli would only have to serve 12 years before being eligible for a parole for the killing of Maria Rego in Kitimat in 2011. The sentencing offers conclusion — but perhaps not total satisfaction — to a dark moment in Kitimat’s history. It’s perhaps one of the main events which shook Kitimat from it’s sense of golden age security, out of the mindset that doors could remain unlocked on your home and the only people who’d enter uninvited were friends checking up on you. The crime itself was senseless. The judge even called it “egregious with no motive, understanding or reasoning.” From that it seems the crime was committed just for the sake of committing a crime, which of course is intolerable. So life in prison is the reasonable punishment, however life doesn’t equal permanent in the criminal code of our country. The eligibility for parole for a crime like this, second degree murder, is 10 years, or up to a minimum of 25. The judge ruled the parole would have to be more than 10 years, and settled on 12, which is the low end of what Crown had been requesting. (They wanted 12 to 15 years.) That sets the potential that a man only in his 30s could be released from prison, with his whole life effectively in front of him. There’s only one possible solace for the community with that news, and that’s the hope that our corrections system does as it’s billed: correct. We’re a system that does not subscribe to capital punishment. The alternative to that then is rehabilitation. There’s no sense, generally, keeping people locked up indefinitely at our cost. We can only cross our fingers that systems established through prisons give people a chance to go from unproductive to productive to communities. Can Eli become productive? I have no clue. I do know it’s not right that in only 12 years the events will be dug up as a family fights against parole for this person. Yet for any horrible crime we can only hope something good comes out of it. For better or worse we’ll have to hope our corrections system does what it’s supposed to. Cameron Orr
Are we steered in the right direction? This is not an April Fools’ joke. It may be April 1, but frankly, I am not yet ready to get into a Tesla car, press a few buttons and let it drive myself from San Francisco to Seattle. But, Tesla CEO Elon Musk says in about three months, give or take, Tesla will be one step closer to making driverless cars a commercial product. In fact, he insists the next upgrade to the electric automaker’s software system would allow Model S sedans equipped with the latest hardware to drive and steer themselves on major roadways. “We can basically go between San Francisco and Seattle without the driver doing anything,” Musk told reporters on a recent conference call. When I read that, I thought as much as I would love to take a beautiful coastal drive from California to Washington, doing so as a passenger in a driverless car made in India ranks up there somewhere on my bucket list very close to my desire to take a sightseeing tour in Iraq or Syria. While it doesn’t happen every day, even my nice 2010 Ford 150 truck sometimes gives me the odd untrue electronic messages like, “oil change required,” when a glance at the sticker over my head says it’s not due an oil change for another 2,000 km or more.
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So, I don’t trust the electronics in my car any more than I trust the messages under Spam on my computer that suggests I have been left $3.2 million by a deceased Kenyan multi-millionaire. There are a great many things I never thought I’d live to see, some that surprised me when they became realities. So, just as I said, there it is, Tesla says it is nearly ready to start selling driverless cars. I shouldn’t say they won’t. After all I chuckled when I heard that Amazon wanted to deliver parcels to your home by drone. No one would ever allow that. The answer is that the FAA has now actually issued a special “experimental airworthiness certificate” to Amazon allowing the company to conduct outdoor research, testing, and training of its Prime Air delivery drones. Wrong again. Amazon announced its seemingly far-seeing drone delivery plans back in December of 2013. Still, it filmed
a highlight reel video for just that outside of the USA to avoid running afoul of FAA regulations. A year later it threatened to take its operations overseas if the FAA didn’t allow it to begin performing outdoor testing. Threats appear to work although there are strict limits to the permit. The FAA will insist that the drones remain within line of sight of the pilot at all times. In Amazon’s case the operator must also have “at least a private pilot’s certificate and current medical certification.” That would seemingly prevent this from becoming commercial, unless the drone can be parked on top of a Tesla car. Tesla’s new auto-steering function is limited to cars sold after last October. They don’t plan to enable this in the hardware suite “because we don’t think it’ll be safe on suburban streets,” Musk said. It’s nice to know that fully automated vehicles, such as the ones being tested by Tesla, Mercedes-Benz and even Google still have a long way to go. Come to think of it, a Tesla car is one thing; riding in a Google driverless car in a big city adds a completely new dimension to the possibilities.
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Giddy-up Stacie Nunes, at left, is all smiles after winning the Northern Sentinel draw from the Beautiful Babies submissions printed in our March 18, 2015 edition. The prize was this ride-on horse toy, donated by Kathy at Caprice Trading Post, located in Kitimat City Centre Mall. Stacie is shown here with her cousin Micah Rutsatz (another Beautiful Babies entrant, in fact), with whom she is clearly happy to share her new toy. Jackie Rutsatz photo
RTA emissions worrying Dear Sir, According to a recent article in the Vancouver Sun, the Ministry of Environment's (MoE) list of top polluters in BC states that Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) emits the second most (highest) pollution in the province. Can this be so? Should I trust the government? What does Rio Tinto say in response to this information? Is this historical data that does not reflect concerns about the future of our air shed? What I do understand is that RTA has been given approval to emit 42 tonnes of SO2 per day, an increase of 56 per cent from its previous permitted allowance. The Vancouver Sun article cites emissions from 2013 and they were only 1/3 of this future amount while at least half of the smelter was down and not operating. Therefore under this new permit RTA will move to the number one position of highest polluters in BC with 15,300 tonnes of SO2 per year. In 2015 the upgraded
smelter will produce 50 per cent more aluminum than previously and because the smelter emissions are directly related to production, SO2 emissions will increase significantly as well. SO2 emissions are caused by the burning of sulphur-laden fuels to produce aluminum By permitting this significant increase in SO2 emissions the Ministry of Environment is not protecting Kitimat residents' best interests namely our health. My parents came to Kitimat in 1954 and my own children and grandchildren, born, fledged and rooted here make us four proud Kitimat generations, grateful to what we used to call Uncle Al. Many in my family have benefited from stable jobs and great salaries and we thought the price we had to pay was two days of driving to get out on vacation and suffering deluges of rain year round. Somehow, though, we still call Kitimat home sweet home, a great place to live and raise a family, a marvel of nature
and industry. However, the word marvel does not come to mind when I see a map of B.C., produced by Environment Canada, showing Kitimat as the most polluted place in B.C. in the future. We do not know the specific human health costs our community has suffered as the result of prior pollution but just because I am not a scientist or brainsurgeon smart, doesn't mean it isn't obvious that in the future our people, my grandchildren included, should be entitled, as citizens, to the best industrial practices for human health. Prosperity defined includes good health! Why should Rio Tinto Alcan put in better pollution controls for our community? It is not beholden to anyone but its shareholders and government regulation, and it pays its employees well. It has made huge contributions to our people. What would it take for RTA to put in a world class technology that, at least, meets current
government standards? Would walking around with a protest sign make a difference or should I forget about it and carry on, trusting the sincere employees of MoE to take care of me? Continued on page 8
Open letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Dear Sir, Douglas Channel Watch was organized six years ago by a group of like-minded citizens of Kitimat, BC to oppose the Northern Gateway Pipeline. We realize that you do not sympathize with our position but please hear us out. It is every citizen’s right and responsibility to involve themselves in the governance of their country even if that only means voting once every four years. However, it would be a sad country where citizens could not legitimately organize, for example, to support the climate change views of the United Nations, 98 per cent of climate scientists, James Hansen of NASA, an increasing number of religious organizations, First Nations, Mark Carney of the Bank of England, and the IPCC, without being suspected of terrorism. Yes, the issue is political but we repeat: In a democracy, it is every citizen’s right and responsibility to involve themselves in the governance of their country. Members of Douglas Channel Watch worked incredibly hard to develop expertise on the subjects of diluted bitumen, pipelines, ocean shipping and many other topics. We took time away from our jobs, friends and families so that we could oppose a project that we felt would be extremely harmful to our country while benefitting only a few large corporations with head offices outside of
Canada. We are ordinary people from all walks of life. We are parents and grandparents, we work in industry, health, education, public service and run our own businesses. We are tradesmen and artists. And we have exercised our right and responsibility to involve ourselves in the governance of our country. And we have never been afraid. Until Bill C-51 was introduced. According to Professor Kent Roach of the University of Toronto commenting on C-51, “The same dual concern about unintended adverse effects on both rights and security are in play with the advocacy offence proposed to be added to the Criminal Code. It contains an overbroad reference to “terrorism offences in general” and no defences for legitimate expression of political or religious thought. This harms and chills freedom of expression…” (Italics ours.) No competently written law should have unintended effects, adverse or otherwise. This bill would have benefited from the disallowed testimony to the Commons Standing Committee from the Federal Privacy Commissioner, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Bar Association, four former Prime Ministers, and five former Supreme Court Judges for rigour and fairness. Nothing should harm or chill freedom of expression. This freedom is what differentiates us from the terrorists. Continued on page 8
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No enviable task for LNG proponents in Kitimat I do not envy the task facing the LNG proponent majors in deciding whether to green light their plans for large scale plants on the BC coast. Let's have a look at some of the factors I mentioned last time. Supply and demand On the supply side there is no question it is going to increase, but by how much? Platts, an oil product pricing service, pegs new production in Australia at 32.4 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG just this year. And BG Group, a Brit oil and gas company, says another 58 mtpa of Aussie production will hit the market by 2019. Assuming both are correct, that's a total of 90 mtpa. To put that into perspective, that's equal to total LNG imports by Japan last year, which was a record. BG is also bullish about United States output, predicting 21 mtpa will start up there this year with more to come. And still others wax lyrical about the possibilities in Africa. Heck some analysts even throw BC into the mix.
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Now increased supply is not of itself a bad thing. After all, if increased demand matches increased supply, LNG prices will theoretically hold steady. So will the increase in demand match that of supply? A year ago everyone was predicting it would not only do that, but would actually exceed new supply. Today they're singing a very different song, citing slowing economies in China and South Korea (never mind both are still growing at a rate that most other countries would envy), Japan firing up its nuclear power plants (don't hold your breath on that one) and continuing depressed prices for oil to which most long term LNG contract prices are linked (can we believe that analysts who never saw the oil price crash coming have got it right this time?) Base your final
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While the option to merely go ahead with the tax write-off process was there, and discussed, council clearly seemed interested in continuing to press the issue. “I’m willing to give the cat one last kick to see if something works,” said Larry Walker, noting there was no urgency to get the matter off
investment decision (FID) on the bearish forecasts of today and you'd quite rightly have severe doubts about the wisdom of proceeding with multibillion dollar projects. But shave a few points off supply expectations, add a few to demand side and maybe it looks like a reasonable gamble. And remember, these companies will base their decisions on what they believe will happen over the next 30-40 years, a significantly longer period than many analysts look at. Construction costs So, you've calculated what average price you'll get over the life-time of the project and the revenue looks good enough to justify proceeding. But you also have to look at the other side of the coin, expenditures. You have enough experience running LNG plants so it is pretty straightforward
the table. Lagace’s report said he left a voicemail for Wolfin on February 27 and tried again on March 9 and did reach her. He said he could meet with her in Vancouver to discuss the issues but the answer, he said, was that she would not be in Vancouver at the time, “Thanked me. Then hung up.”
coming up with a dependable operational costs number. But what about construction costs? The Australian projects were plagued by huge cost over-runs - as much as 50 per cent in one case - so will the experience be the same here?
Northwest BC at the moment seems to offer excellent conditions in that with the Rio Tinto Kitimat smelter project set to pour first metal within the next few months, more than 3,000 workers will soon be looking for work. Given the ready
availability of workers generally translates to keeping labour costs under control, that's a good thing, right? However, if you look at what the smelter project cost Rio Tinto, you have to wonder. RTA was realistically the only game in
town during its constriction period and yet the latest project cost of closing on $5 billion is near double the figure being thrown around when it got its FID. As I said, I don't envy the decisionmakers. Continued on page 8
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Strike Con’t from page 1 “This recent accomplishment moves us in the right direction but we are still very far apart on the rest of our issues,” the letter continues. On March 21 the union says the District walked away from bargaining after they wouldn’t address the union’s other demands. Chief Administrative Officer Ron Poole says the District hadn’t walked away but that there was simply not more to talk about at the time. “We’ve come to the point where we’ve given you as much as we can. It’s as generous as we can get, we think it’s in the best interest of the members, who are our workforce, and at the same time it’s got to be palatable to the guys who are paying the taxes on this offer,” said Poole. The letter concludes saying that it appears that mayor, council and the town managers are using the union members as part of a “cost savings scheme for their almighty budget and for that they should be ashamed and resign immediately.” Germuth says it’s unfair to say the town’s administrators aren’t doing a good job given their career record. “It’s obvious they can deal with unions,” he said, referring to the fact that neither the CAO or the Deputy CAO have had to deal with a strike. “They have had relations with unions. So maybe the problem isn’t mayor and council and our administration. Maybe there’s another problem here to why this isn’t getting solved.”
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The District’s latest details on the bargaining As the week drew to a close, the District of Kitimat issued another news release, highlighting how they feel they’ve been addressing union’s concerns through the bargaining and the elusive Collective Agreement. The news release read like a Q&A, and started off with the subject of job security. “The Union has proposed that a letter of agreement be attached to the collective agreement listing job titles and the specific number of positions that must be maintained. This erodes management rights and limits the ability for the municipality to make workforce decisions in changing economic climates. While we hope for a positive economic future, LNG projects have not made final investment decisions,” read the District’s release. “The District of Kitimat has agreed to re-sign a letter of agree-
ment attached to the collective agreement which lists every fulltime and regular part-time employee currently working with the municipality. This letter provides job security as it states that these employees will not be laid off.” The second topic dealt with the union feeling that Kitimat “has too many part-time jobs,” and the fact that most of those are occupied by them. The District emphasized its position as an equal opportunity employer and that the collective agreement does not separate pay rates for men and women. “The District of Kitimat Leisure Services department has reviewed its number of part-time employees. As a result, the District has agreed to convert part-time positions in the Leisure Services into 10 full-time jobs over the next two years. This doubles the number of full-time
jobs in the department. It’s important to remember jobs in Leisure Services often include students who are seeking part-time or casual employment. As well, it is common for Leisure Service departments in many communities to have a higher percentage of female workers.” Part time employees can, the release continues, pick up more hours in other departments as long as they meet qualifications. As for if council negotiates the contract, “as elected officials, Council sets the bargaining mandate for a District of Kitimat negotiating team comprised of exempt staff. Council is aware of all the issues on the table and provides feedback throughout the process...Council does not participate in direct negotiations but this year, for the first time in Kitimat’s history, Council did meet with the Union and listened to their concerns. No managers attended
this meeting.” As for workplace grievances, the District says there is an open offer for the union to meet with council up to twice a year which the District says is an opportunity to talk about concerns, but according to the District the union has not taken the council up on that offer, except for the one meeting with them regarding negotiations. “The District of Kitimat would like to resolve this strike as soon as possible with an agreement that is fair to our employees and taxpayers of Kitimat,” the news release concludes. “This labour dispute is a hardship on our employees and an inconvenience to the community. Council has adjusted its mandate several times in an effort to resolve this strike. The District of Kitimat has tabled its offer, reaching its financial threshold while retaining its ability to effectively manage.”
Gateway documentary premiering in the north Cameron Orr Two Vancouverbased journalists have produced a documentary on the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project, and the film is seeing a premier in the Northern region of B.C. Tomas Borsa told the Sentinel that releasing the film in the North was done as a kind of respect, where other times it seems journalists may descend on a location and leave without ever catching up with their local supporters afterwards. He said it’s also a form of peer review. “We thought of it almost as peer review,” he said. “It only makes sense to us to premier it in the north because we’re bound to have gotten something wrong.” The film was comade with Borsa and
Jean-Philippe Marquis. “It’s largely interviews with people who are affected by [Gateway], who live in the immediate path of it,” said Borsa. There is extensive use of historical archives, and covers perspectives from the oil source in Alberta right to the coast. He said the film does touch on the plebiscite in Kitimat, and the 1976 Kitimat pipeline proposal called Pacific Link. Borsa said four people are featured in Kitimat-segments in the film, while around 20 people were interviewed through the filming process. “The film also actually opens with this scene in Kitimat, and looks at this 1976 Kitimat pipeline proposal,” he said, and noted Kitimat gets another
10 minutes dedicated later in the film. As for the themes of the film, Borsa says it’s a look back at past proposals and how residents and companies can learn for the future. “It seems that history has a funny way of repeating itself,” he said. “Even if the Northern Gateway doesn’t go ahead...I pretty much guarantee that within five years there will be another project.” He adds, “Learning from the mistakes of the past will be very important. “They [companies] need to look back on these public hearings...and be a little more proactive in engaging with people,” he said. The film in Kitimat will be shown at the Legion hall on April 7.
Dogs for dogs Tommie Davis has recently opened his own hot dog-ery, Tommie Dog, in the Service Centre. Not only does he provide some delicious ‘dogs but his business venture comes with a good cause: he’s giving approximately five per cent of his proceeds to the Kitimat Community Humane Society. This is Davis’ side venture, he has lived in Kitimat for two years and works at the KMP project. (Although he likes it here enough that he plans to stay once his work is over.) KITIMAT
Lost Continued from page 1 Kali says if they could make it to the Haisla Bridge then they’d know where to find help. Blue opted not to comment. Parker and Kali’s mom
Shari says she is very thankful to the tons of strangers and friends who heeded the call on Facebook for help tracking down the kids, which resulted in an amazing turnout. In particular she named
Chris Rosemeyer, Conner Hodes, and Tony Boraso for their work in the rescue, along with Jon Chisholm who drifted down the Kitimat River to collect the kids from the beach in the dark. She only adds that she
hopes future searches in the community can be done orderly to keep the searchers themselves safe. Dad Doug Graham said the incident showed him that as much as the town is changing and growing, it’s
still a small town with a small town feel given how many people turned out to help. Police say Search and Rescue was activated but the kids were found before they mobilized.
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Humane Society Manager Maryann Ouellet dodges the slobbery affection of one of the shelter’s boarders, Sawyer.
Cameron Orr Day-in-and-day-out Maryann Ouellet comes to work and hears the chorus of her wards, bellows of barks and meows and occasional chirps. Her day is, to put it simply, full of paws but never of pause. Oullet has worked for 18 years tending to Kitimat’s animals, as the manager of the Kitimat Humane Society shelter on Eurocan Way. It’s a job which follows her passion for animals and for justice, maintaining the rights for fuzzy friends. It’s not a job which she seeks for glory — nor should anyone get in to such work for that purpose — but Oullet nonetheless will be receiving a distinction for her years of service, through the B.C. Community Achievers award. Her success in earning the award was announced March 17. It’s an honour one must be nominated for, and her win is clear evidence she’s made an impact on more than just the animals. Oullet’s journey to her job began years ago when she pursued her ambition to be a police officer. “Animals have always been something I’ve had a connection with. I always wanted to be an RCMP officer and at the time I had applied there was height stipulations,” she notes, which would have limited her ability to join, of course, the
K-9 unit. She continued to be involved with animals and took up an assistant manager job with what was then an SPCA shelter. “I was able to do police work but as an animal officer, basically,” she said. Among the highlights from her career is one of the shelter’s former dogs, Chief, who came to the shelter from out of town. Chief was a timid dog but wasn’t afraid of wandering away, sometimes for days. “One day he showed up sleeping on his back, sun tanning by Chop Suey Kitchen,” she said. They kept him at the front office area from there and he became a sort of mascot for the shelter until his health deteriorated. Ouellet says she can work long hours — at times up to 16 hours in a day — but it’s all from how much she enjoys her work. “There’s been lots of time I want to quit because the stress is overwhelming,” she said. “But you come down and look at these guys and you think ‘I can’t walk away from you.’ I need them as much as they need me.” As for her award, she’s happy but she also notes that “I’m not the type of person that wants the limelight in recognition.” “This has always been my passion. I just feel odd being receiving an award for doing what I love to do.”
C-51 Continued from page 6 There is no political and/or civilian over sight for C-51 either. You are giving CSIS a free ticket to do whatever they want and not even have to check in
with a judge on all occasions. This is an invitation for abuse. C-51 should mandate an oversight committee of knowledgeable politicians and academics who will know
how to provide proper governance to a secret service. It is ridiculous to simply rely on the infallible judgement of CSIS employees. Mr. Harper, chilled we might be but si-
lenced we are not. C-51 will turn CSIS into a de facto secret police and it is unconstitutional and contrary to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It has received a failing grade
from the two top security law experts in the country. You should drop it or rewrite it
ourselves in the governance of our country. Sincerely Douglas Channel Watch
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RTA Continued from page 6 Herein lies the dilemma; the MoE has already approved RTA’s brand new modernized plant, thank you again RTA for building it, to pollute SO2 at a higher rate than allowable under current regulations. Hmm, this is not right. This unacceptable permitting process almost went under the radar in Kitimat, but two local teachers, with serious concerns about the implications of raised limits of SO2 on human health, are appealing the decision of the government. These courageous women are doing something for all of us: heroically taking on the battle for what is right for the future of
altogether. It seems that once again, it is our right and our responsibility to involve
our town, our families and our grandchildren. They are making a difference, as examples to all of us that we do have the responsibility to question industry and government, through due process, the right to good health without compromise. If Uncle Al sat around smoking cigars in the new fully provisioned house he had built for us, we know, and he knows too, that he would be exposing us to cancer from second hand smoke. Please Uncle Al, take the best care of your family and yourself, quit smoking now. Install the scrubbers to clean our air. I urge you to join the “Kiti-
mat for Clean Air” Facebook group to follow along with this important issue, and to support these brave Appellants by donating to the Go Fund Me campaign started together with SkeenaWild Conservation Trust to aid them in their appeal that will now begin in April in Victoria. See the campaign at www. gofundme.com/clean-air. You can also attend the hearing when it sits in Kitimat at the Rod & Gun Club from June 1 – 12, 2015. Please consider your voice to a petition at the Unifor 2301 Hall in Kitimat. Sincerely, Patricia Lange
LNG Continued from page 6 FOOTNOTE: Back in February I wrote about a Canadian-based outfit called Pacific Rubiales Energy (PRE) that had put plans for a bargebased LNG export plant in Colombia on hold given the crash in prices. Things have gone from bad to worse since then. A couple of weeks later a report came out from the Colombian oil chamber that predicted
growing domestic demand and depleting reserves meant the country would actually have to import LNG by 2018, if not sooner. So what sense did exporting make? The final blow came last month when stateowned Ecopetrol told PRE its contract to operate the Rubiales gas field - from which it gets 30 per cent of its supply - would not be renewed. Add another body to the it-seemed-like-agood-idea-at-the-time LNG graveyard.
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Kitimat’s Buick strong addition to lacrosse team
Connor Buick, number 13, playing for the Bryn Athyn College Lions’ field lacrosse team. Photo provided by Bryn Athyn College
A former Kitimatian is now honing his lacrosse skills south of the border. Connor Buick of Kitimat joins a number of other B.C. athletes in their junior season with the Bryn Athyn College Lions’ field lacrosse team. Bryn Athyn is an NCAA Div. 3 small, private Christian liberal arts college located 20 miles northeast of Philadelphia. Buick joins Vernon’s Ryan Landels and four other Okanagan lacross players, Nolan Frame (Coldstream), brothers Quintin and Colten Harrish (Vernon) and Marlon Forrest (Armstrong). Buick and the latter four are all freshmen with the Lions, who kicked off their 2015 season with a 12-8 win over the Regis College (Mass.) Pride in cold and rainy conditions. The Lions are coached by Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Famer, and Vernon summer resident, Johnny Mouradian. The Lions have many new faces on the roster, but no one larger than the new head coach. Mouradian was hired at the end of the 2014 season and quickly overhauled the Lions. Mouradian
came to Bryn Athyn with a long coaching resume in the professional indoor game and a successful career coaching the Canadian National Field Team. Buick ensured Mouradian had a winning debut, scoring four times and adding one assist. Frame added three goals while Landels had 1+1. The Harrishes and Forrest were kept off the score sheet for the Lions. “I’m very proud of our players for playing with the drive and determination necessary to be successful,” said Mouradian. “They battled through the rain and cold. They stuck to the game plan and we were true to our principles.” The Lions played their home opener Wednesday, overcoming a shaky start to handle the Immaculata (Pa.) Mighty Macs 17-11 to improve to 2-0. Bryn Athyn outscored the Macs 16-4 over the final three quarters after falling behind 5-1 in the opening 15 minutes. Landels and Buick each had three goals for the Lions, and Frame added 2+2. - Vernon Morning Star
Marlins’ Cathers earns spot in nationals in Quebec City Jason Cathers The Kitimat Marlins had three swimmers attend the 2015 AAA provincial short course (25 meter pool) swim championships in Surrey. The championships saw 560 of the best swimmers from around B.C. and Yukon aged 11 to 15 competing. Kleanza Cathers, 15, scored the most points for the Marlins while competing in the 14/15 girls division. At the competition she reached her second, third and fourth Canadian age group national times in the 200, 400 and 800 meter freestyle. With it Cathers punched her ticket to this summer’s Canadian age group national competition which will be
held in Quebec City in late July. Her best placing came in the 200 meter freestyle where she placed fifth just half-asecond off a medal. Her time also broke the regional record in the event for 15-and-over girls. The old record was set in the 50 freestyle by Stephanie Nichols more than a decade ago. Cathers also placed eighth in the 400 freestyle, and 12th in the 800 freestyle breaking her own regional record by 10 seconds. She won the B final placing ninth in the 50 meter freestyle and placed 16th in the 100 meter freestyle. She also helped the girl’s regional relays to three top eight finishes. Zachary Dumas, 15, com-
peting in the 14-15 boys division continued his skyrocketing improvement scoring second most points for the Marlins. In the 400 individual medley Dumas was just halfa-second off the bronze medal with a fifth place finish. His time reached his second Canadian age group national time for 15 year old boys and western national qualifying time. Dumas also reached those two standards as well in the 1500 meter freestyle with a personal best of more than 45 seconds. His time placed him sixth for the event. The Canadian age group national qualifying time was Dumas’s third which usually
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qualifies a swimmer for the Canadian age group nationals, Canada’s highest level age group swim meet. Unfortunately Dumas turns 16 one week before the competition so he will need to qualify for that age group to attend. Dumas also placed eighth in the 200 meter butterfly and 16th in the 200 meter breaststroke. Alivia Soares, 14, had a tough competition as she still has a full year left in the 1415 girls age group. She had her best individual result in the 400 IM with a 22nd place finish. She also had solid swims in both regional relays she helped out in. The 4x50 free relay placed fifth in the province and the 4x100 free relay sixth.
The Marlins’ three swimmers at the Surrey short course championship on the weekend of March 7.
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