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New Hazelton RCMP is warning the community to be vigilant after an attempted sex assault and abduction on a female youth on Saturday. The victim was walking alone on a trail near Churchill Street and 5th Avenue in New Hazelton when an attacker threw a hoody over the victim’s head and tried to carry her into a trailer at about 11.30 p.m. The youth managed to fight off the assailant and ran away unharmed. New Hazelton RCMP urged the public to be vigilant and only walk with friends in well-lit areas. Police were continuing their investigation at the time of print. Witnesses or anyone with information are urged to contact New Hazelton RCMP on 250-842-5244 or call Crime Stoppers.

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About 30 Smithers firefighters, with the help of Telkwa crews, put out a grass fire on the northwest edge of town in the shadow of Hudson Bay Mountain near Zobnic Road Thursday. About six hectares were burned. The cause was yet to be determined. For stories on how to prevent wildfires, and how to help out when they flare up, see pages A10-11.

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Hockey season is over at the new Smithers arena, but a local contractor has shot a hardhitting accusation he was not paid for his work on the $4.8 million structure. Timber Peak Construction owner Rob Trampuh said he is unable to pay some of the local companies he hired because main contractor C&M Development Inc. still owes him $550,000. Trampuh said he had rece ived about $1 million so far of what was owed. The 10 per cent holdback, what C&M holds

onto until the work is confirmed to be completed properly, is only part of what Trampuh said he is waiting for. He said he has been paid up to September of 2014. “I have not received payment since then,” said Trumpuh, adding that he would likely have to pursue legal options. “Everybody’s irate because I’m owed $550,000 and I can’t pay because C&M has not paid.” Chris Erb leads the Nanaimobased company. He tells a much different story. “I’ve paid the contractor that I hired, which is Rob Trampuh,” said Erb, adding the payment was made soon after the arena was built.

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“I’ve been fielding a number of calls, and basically I paid him a long time ago,” said Erb, who laughed when asked by The Interior News if he owed half a million dollars. “He’s been paid in full.” Trampuh said hiring companies from out of town can hurt local companies. “They’re dealing with out of town companies that come into town that play into margins, hold onto money until we go crazy, and then we have to put money into legal fees,” said Trampuh. “They squeeze the little guys, and in this case it’s all the subcontractors in Smithers.”

“If the town were to use local contractors and strictly local contractors, we have to work with each other. And the town just put two more bids out, one at the airport and one at the firehall, which they have to, to make it public, but why do we have to use out of town contractors?” Smithers Mayor Taylor Bachrach said C&M was one of two bidders for the project, the other being from Kelowna. “On balance, council felt (C&M) had the best proposal. We didn’t receive any purely local proposals,” said Bachrach, adding both proposals planned to hire local subcontractors.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

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The company predicts more than 5,800 workers will be employed when pipeline construction is at its peak. But the future of the project relies on a final investment decision. Earlier this month, Spectra’s company partner BG Group PLC was acquired by Royal Dutch Shell for $70 billion US. The buying company is part of the joint venture behind a competing pipeline proposal, the TransCanada Coastal GasLink pipeline, as well as the LNG Canada terminal at Kitimat. Spectra Energy communications and external relations manager Rosemary Silva said at the Smithers meeting last week it would be up to the new Shell and BG Group merger to decide the future of the two projects. Right now, she said, it was “business as usual” at Spectra. “BG Group, who is our partner on the initial

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Smithers business owners last week gathered to hear Spectra Energy discuss local employment and contracting opportunities from its proposed Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission pipeline from northeast B.C. to Prince Rupert. The Terrace-based company held a presentation at the Hudson Bay Lodge last Tuesday to give potential contractors information about the requirements for being hired for the project. Health and safety qualifications, project experience and references were among the conditions outlined at the meeting. Spectra Energy also handed out a questionnaire which it is using to collect information about local businesses ahead of construction.

pipeline, is carrying on their work just as they were pre that announcement,” she said. “They are continuing to work towards their environmental assessment on their plant site, continuing to do a lot of work in terms of building relationships, building capacity with local communities and aboriginal communities so that they will participate in our project as well.” She said the purpose of last Tuesday’s presentation, the third of its kind held in Smithers, was to help local businesses assess and develop their capacity to participate in the project. “It’s helping folks take a look at what are the opportunities that we foresee, what are the requirements for being successful in working with us and how can we help get folks there and build that capacity in the short-term,” she said.

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From LNG on A2 “I think there’s a certain amount of scepticism on whether there’ll be a lot of local contractors involved and I don’t mean to say that everybody is [sceptical], you don’t really know until you actually get to the process and you try and go through the channels.” Delwisch added he was optimistic about the benefits the project would bring to the Bulkley Valley. “We just ask for a fair shot to get that opportunity to show what we can do and moving forward I think it will be good for our area,” he said. All Nations Drilling general manager Kenn Roberts, whose company advocates for First Nations involvement in resource development, wants to make sure the project brings longlasting benefits for aboriginal communities. “It’s very important that local companies and aboriginal companies get a piece of the action,” he said. He believes the environmental risk of the

project is low and hopes First Nations groups will capitalize on opportunities to participate in projects like the Westcoast Connector. “My own personal opinion is natural resources on First Nations land is basically money in the bank,” Roberts. “That’s your grandchildren’s trust fund. “People are depleting the resources but at the same time if First Nations basically support it they get financial return and it’s not back in the day when companies would come in, take the resources and leave.”

Coastal GasLink opening Smithers office in May TransCanada Pipelines is negotiating with local First Nations as it moves forward with the Coastal Gaslink project. The pipeline is routed south of the Bulkley Valley and would end at Kitimat. Project director Greg Cano was also in Smithers last Tuesday as Coastal GasLink

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Improving ophthalmology services in northern B.C.

orthern Health places a high importance on providing high quality services to residents of northern B.C., and that includes ophthalmology services. Recognizing that there is an aging population, and that the demand for ophthalmology services continues to increase, we’re working on solutions to improve services across the region. There have been a number of recent media reports about ophthalmology services and I’d like to provide further explanation. We currently have ophthalmology services available in Terrace, Fort St. John, and Prince George. Ophthalmologists can diagnose all disorders that affect the eye, including cataracts and refractive errors such as nearsightedness. An ophthalmologist can carry out any medical or surgical treatment as necessary for these conditions. In Northern Health, we do not have any current ophthalmologist vacancies.

Further recruitment of ophthalmologists could occur in the future depending on demand and capacity. The number of cataract surgeries in northern B.C. continue to increase year over year. There is always work to be considered in terms of prioritizing operating room time. This includes ensuring the allocations of operating rooms. Extensive work has been completed in Terrace over the past two years to improve operating room procedures. This has resulted in improved access to care for patients such as reduced wait times. In Prince George, there is currently a challenge with the sharing of operating room time with our surgeons. This is a process we’ve been working to resolve for approximately one year, and we’re hopeful we will come to a conclusion this summer. Northern Health has completed a request for qualifications to increase ophthalmology surgical capacity, and we are in the process of finalizing a contract. It is expected the

increased surgical capacity will be in place for the summer of 2015, and will improve access to service for residents of Prince George and the surrounding area. As many Northern Health communities have one specialist position, we routinely plan for holiday or sick leave. Leaves of absence occur occasionally with staff and physicians for a number of reasons, including unexpected circumstances. Currently, the ophthalmologist in Terrace is away on personal leave that is expected to last approximately three months. During the ophthalmologist’s leave of absence, there are locums providing ophthalmology services in Terrace to ensure residents have timely access to care. There may be urgent cases that need to be seen in Prince George, which would include potential travel time for patients. Northern Health Connections bus is available as an affordable transportation option for people with out-of-town health care appointments, if necessary.

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Public asset fire sale impacts Stikine

‘NOBEL’ EFFORT BY SCIENCE STUDENTS AWARDED On Saturday, 12 students were presented with the Bulkley Valley Research Centre’s Special Effort Award at the 2015 Pacific Northwest Regional Science Fair Awards Ceremony, held at the Northwest Community College in Smithers. Award winners (left to right): Braelyn Berarducci, Josephina Kindrat, Natalie DeMille, Clara Pesch, Brandon Greenall (back), Averil Cociani, Caterina Cociani, Ella Bachrach, Rachel Cuell, Sybille Haeussler (BVRC representative), Emma Larson. Award winners not pictured: Torben Schuffert and Jayden Northwind. The BVRC is now calling for scholarship applications for the BVRC Irving Fox Memorial Scholarship for Natural Resources Research and Management. Applications must be received by May 31. Bulkley Valley Research Centre photo

Spill recovery success a Sisyphean folly

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Editor: Recently, on a sunny calm day in the Vancouver Harbour (the tidewater access for Kinder Morgan’s proposed oil sands bitumen pipeline) there was a 20 barrel spill of a ship’s bunker oil. How well did the spill clean-up response go? It took the spill cleanup crews four hours to arrive at the scene, six hours to place an oilcontainment boom around the ship leaking the oil, and 13 hours to inform the City of Vancouver and the BC government... all much to the disgust of Christy Clark and Vancouver Mayor Robertson, calling it “totally inadequate”. Although Coast Guard sources were reported to be “exuberant” about how the clean-up went, no one else seems to agree, especially the dozens of volunteers who are still cleaning up oil along the beaches days later. Again, for the second time within a decade in Vancouver’s Harbour we have glanced upon the enticing sirens of Anthemusa and their

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portent of the inevitable future oil-spill disasters in BC. All this points out that if we have a tanker spill in less than perfect oil spill recovery conditions, as seen in Vancouver Harbour last week, the likely success of any significant bitumen/oil spill recovery is primarily determined by the elevation of man’s Sisyphean folly in appeasing the sadistic humour of the sea gods. All the spill clean-up reassurances from pipeline corporations and the federal government appear misleading as evinced by this Vancouver Harbour oil spill recovery’s effort, the apparent lack of training, co-ordination and timely equipment deployment exposing a complete absence of ability for an efficient oil-tanker spill response anywhere along BC’s coast. Effective sea-born oil spill recovery is as mythical as effective land-born oil

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pipeline spill recovery, just ask the folks living on Prince William Sound Alaska and on the Gulf of Mexico or in Little Buffalo AB and Kalamazoo Michigan. According to Premier Clark: “There won’t be any expansion of heavy oil movement out of this port or any other port in British Columbia until we get world class spill response... There is nowhere on the West Coast of Canada that is better protected and has more assets in place and they couldn’t get them there for six hours... Somebody needs to do a better job of protecting the coast and the Coast Guard has not done it.” Keith Cummings Telkwa

All aboard for stopping railway traffic increase

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Well the CN railway is upgrading and transporting more and more boxcars, adding to what’s going through the Bulkley Valley and area and throughout western B.C. communities Why are the Northwestern people letting this happen? Your government is doing this to you, especially devaluing your property. People of northwestern B.C., lets stop this addition of more boxcars going through our backyard. The government is breaking the law, and it’s an accident waiting to happen. There goes our so-called fresh water and fish. And why isn’t our MLA doing anything about it? Come on MLA, do something. We have a big problem happening. So northwestern B.C. people, we can get a lawsuit happening against CN, for pushing that much boxcar traffic through your community. Do it, don’t think about it otherwise it will be too late. Well, do it. Kneekap Nikal Smithers

Balancing a budget over a period of time is a worthy goal for a provincial government. But when partisan politics interfere at a tremendous cost to taxpayers then nothing about it is worthy. Such is the case with the hard-toIEW FROM THE imagine scenario the LEGISLATURE Official Opposition MLA Doug Donaldson exposed last week through freedom of information requests that showed the BC Liberals rushed into selling publicly-held lands against the advice of top bureaucrats and real estate experts in a desperate bid to balance the 2013-14 budget. That was achieved, but at incredible cost to the provincial coffers and the main beneficiary was a developer who has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the BC Liberal party. Advice by experts to the Government was to put the properties on the market for six to nine months to achieve maximum return. Instead the sales were rushed through in three months to meet the year-end budget deadline. The result? A fire sale just as myself and my colleagues predicted when finance minister Mike de Jong introduced the scheme in his Government’s budget plans in 2012. 14 properties in the hot Metro Vancouver real estate market that were appraised at $128 million sold for an incredibly undervalued price of $85 million. Premier Clark and her team’s rush job resulted in $43 million blowing away in the wind. One property that was assessed at $5.6 million went for $100,000. The fire sale winner was a developer who has donated almost a million dollars to the BC Liberals, including $228,000 since 2012. Imagine what that lost $43 million could have funded in public services. In Stikine alone recent examples I’ve raised could have been fully funded: increased eye surgery doctor time so those with cataracts don’t have to wait a year for a consultation; a mere $12,000 dollars so the Bulkley Valley Child Development Centre doesn’t have to curtail assistance to parents of FASD children; capital funding to support a new Upper Skeena Recreation Centre; support to NWCC in Smithers so in-class instruction for 14 university credit courses isn’t lost. All that and you’d still have at least $38 million to share with other parts of the province. It is bad decision-making by Premier Clark and her team showing they are willing to abandon common sense, and any managerial standards, for the worst of partisan politics.

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N EWS Council reveals four-year plan From CENTRE on A5 The plan to build a new cultural centre was the biggest new infrastructure project revealed in the report. Although $5 million to build a new library in 2017 was set aside in the Town’s five-year capital plan, Bachrach said the idea to build a multi-purpose facility had come from the community via feedback from Table Talks. The mayor said the investment in a new cultural facility would also balance out the town’s spending on recreation, such as the multi-million new ice arena, in recent years. “Everyone recognizes that Smithers is a really active community and people love physical recreation and we are so blessed to have so many assets but really we want to be a comprehensive community and we are a diverse community,” he said. “There are a lot of people for whom the arts and culture side of things is one of the important reasons they live here so we want to make sure we are focussing equally on these other aspects.” The centre would also include a communal space. Upgrades to Central Park, a

town-owned pocket of land at the corner of Main Street and Highway 16, was carried over from the last council’s list of priorities. Establishing more multi-use walking and cycling corridors, labelled greenways, to encourage active transportation is also part of the plan. Socio-economic initiatives include the creation of an Affordable Housing Plan and implementation strategy to address a shortage of options for residents, including the homeless community. The document states council will work with the Smithers Action Group Association to help lock down a location for its supportive housing project. The council’s strategic vision also includes a commitment to address concerns about costsharing and governance between rural residents and people living within town boundaries. “Many people who live rurally seek greater influence over town decisions and likewise many people who live in town would like more equitable ways of sharing the cost of services that benefit the larger area,” said Bachrach. Other priorities include

improvements to Bovill Square, measures to highlight the town’s tourism assets and a Community Food Task Force to address food security issues. Bachrach said the council had an “ambitious” agenda. “We’ve tried to create a set of initiatives that represent the diversity of the community and also move us forward in a direction together,” he said. Bulkley Valley Museum curator Kira Westby welcomed the plan for a multi-purpose cultural centre. She said the museum needed more space to comfortably host school groups, expand exhibits and showcase more items. “This is a very exciting announcement to hear that the town is interested in investing in culture in Smithers,” said Westby. Smithers Public Library director Wendy Wright said the library was in urgent need of more space. She welcomed the multipurpose concept. “The more organizations that share one roof then the more people are drawn in to discover more and more services that are available to them,” she said.

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Telkwa ESS looking for volunteers to help during disasters

By Kendra Wong Telkwa/Interior News

In the event of another China Nose Fire or the “Big One” that some scientists predict could be right around the corner, thousands of emergency social services (ESS) workers will jump into action to help those affected by natural disasters. The provincially-run program teaches volunteers to provide people involved in emergency disasters with essential services such as food, shelter, clothing and family reunification. Volunteers may be called to help with anything from single-house fires or calamities to mass evacuations. Kathy Wilkie and Krista Scott are two of those volunteers with the Telkwa ESS. In August of last year, Wilkie was called to help victims of the China Nose Fire which spread between Houston and Burns Lake. She was part of the team responsible for setting up lodging for families who were being evacuated. They set up cots and paperwork in the Lakes District Secondary School to give families a place to stay. Though no one ended up needing temporary housing services, Wilkie said she spent two days learning from some of the best in the province. “What I got out of it most was that I met so many people. Because we didn’t have any evacuees, we had time to pick their brains and go over some of the paperwork,” she said. “We had time to sit and talk with

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people who have a lot of experience and then with the Red Cross, we had time to network. You get a lot of really good exposure to experienced people. That’s what I enjoy about it.” Currently, there are eight active members with the Telkwa ESS. According to volunteers, the number of members has dropped over the last year and they are looking to boost their numbers again. Scott, who has been with the program for a few months, heard about it through a friend. “I just wanted the ability to be able to help people when something bad happens so I’m not feeling so helpless,” she said. Training for services including first aid, learning to deal with people’s pets and transportation are offered for free through the ESS Office and the Justice Institute of B.C. either online or in person. “Anybody can put themselves in a mindset of what they would do in a disaster, of how they would feel. It’s nice to know that you are that anybody and you also have the tools to help for people who are in that situation,” said Wilkie. “You can give them a comfortable place to sleep, food and give them a place where their pets can be looked after. All those worries that people have when people are evacuated from their homes.” The Telkwa ESS meet once a month and some meetings will include mock disasters. For more information, contact Scott at 250-846-9336 or krista. scott.06@gmail.com.

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To list your nonprofit coming events please drop off your listing at The Interior News, 3764 Broadway Ave., fax us at 250-847-2995, or email laura@interior-news.com. More information is available through our Online Community Calendar at www.interior-news.com. Deadline for submissions is Fridays at noon. Maximum 25 words. Limited space is available. We regret we cannot accept items over the phone. Medieval re-creation including games, crafts, and swordplay every Wednesday night in the Davidson Hall on the Fairgrounds, 6:30-8 p.m. Join us on Facebook under the Shire of Tir Bannog or contact Steve at 250-847-5339. Ground Truthing Book Launch Thursday, April 23, 7 p.m. at the Smithers Public Library. Derrick Stacey Denholm combines his forestry field work experience with his art and poetry. Legion Yard Sale Saturday, April 25, 8 a.m. to noon, 3840 1st Ave. Contact Sue Utz to rent a table or to donate items. 250-847-6064 or 250-877-1985. Living with Stroke Wednesdays 1-3 p.m. at the Healthy Living Centre April 29 to June 3. Course by the Heart and Stroke Foundation for those who have had a stroke and their caregiver. Register 1-888473-4636 ext. 8002. ECRS Drama Club presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance Jr. May 7 & 8, 7:30 p.m., May 9, 1 p.m., Della Herman Theatre. Tickets at Speedee, ECRS office & CountryWide Printing in Houston.

BV Rod & Gun Club Sportsman’s Sale & Gun Show, Saturday, May 9, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 6436 Glacier Gulch Rd. Refreshments, everything for the great outdoors. For a table, Brian Atherton 250-847-9339, Nicole Winterhalder at admin@bvrodandgun.ca. BV Famer’s Market New Hours 9-1 Saturdays at the Corner of Main St and Hwy 16. May 9-Sept. 26. Locally grown produce, live music, coffee. BV Genealogical Society Perennial Plant Sale & Raffle Saturday, May 23, 9 a.m. at the Goat Statue Park, Main St & Hwy 16. Viewing 8-9 a.m. To arrange pick-up or help with digging in the Smithers/ Telkwa area call Karen Mitchell 250-847-9052 or Dale Gilbert 250-847-2107 by May 20. Smithers Art Gallery’s affordable Spring Art Workshops taking place in March & April. Choose from various workshops and teachers. Spaces are limited. Register in person at the Gallery or by phone. Gallery hours: Tues-Sat 12-4pm. www. smithersart.org; info@smithersart; (250) 847-3898.

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hat if you can’t earn as much because you were hurt in a car crash? You may be forced to find an easier but lower-paying job and not make as much as before the accident. Lawyers call this loss “diminished earning capacity.” This work-related loss is one of many losses you could be compensated for if the crash was caused by another’s fault. Now what if your earnings don’t go down after the accident? Can you still get compensation for “diminished earning capacity”? You might think that because your income didn’t decrease, your ability to earn hasn’t been reduced. But this approach is too simple and can be unfair, as a recent case illustrates. Colleen, 46, was injured in two car accidents, one after the other. She hurt her neck, shoulder and upper back, resulting in chronic widespread pain (diagnosed as fibromyalgia). Before the accidents, she was highly energetic and motivated. She had a fast-paced job as an executive secretary to the president of a large organization, which she loved. All that changed. Because of her chronic pain – only endured with lots of pain killers and anti-inflammatory medications – she couldn’t handle the demands of her job anymore nor the three-hour (both ways) commute it involved. Colleen sold her house to move to a smaller home with fewer stairs. She also found a new easier job, where the commute was only 20 minutes. Switching jobs was “a huge blow” and “far less rewarding in terms of job satisfaction,” said the trial judge who initially decided her case. Yet, by happenstance, her new job paid more, and so she didn’t suffer an immediate loss of earnings. Still, her lawyers were able to prove that she suffered a reduction in her capacity to earn (which the appeal court agreed with).

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The circle of secretarial or administrative positions that she could compete for in future had narrowed because of the limitations imposed by her injuries. In short, she became less marketable as an employee and less capable overall of taking advantage of all employment opportunities that might come her way. As well, the trial judge concluded there was a real and substantial possibility that Colleen would have been promoted to a director position had she been able to stay there – at a higher salary and with improved health and pension benefits. (This particular finding was over-turned on appeal as speculative only, reducing her compensation award somewhat.) And there was a real possibility that because of her injuries (which had plateaued or possibly could even worsen), her working career would likely end earlier than it would if the accident hadn’t occurred. Overall, she proved she had suffered a loss in her capacity to earn future income. The BC Court of Appeal ultimately awarded Colleen $275,000 for diminished earning capacity. If you’re injured in an accident, consult your lawyer. He or she can help you receive the fair compensation that you may be entitled to receive. Written by Janice and George Mucalov, LL.B.s with contribution by GILLESPIE & COMPANY LLP. This column provides information only and must not be relied on for legal advice. Please contact JEFF JAKEL of GILLESPIE & COMPANY LLP at 250.374.4463 or jjakel@gillespieco.ca for legal advice concerning your particular case. Lawyer Janice Mucalov is an award-winning legal writer. “You and the Law” is a registered trade-mark. © Janice and George Mucalov

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Help prevent wildfires as season approaches By Alicia Bridges Smithers/Interior News

Bulkley Valley residents are being urged to help prevent a repeat of last year’s damaging wildfire season. In 2014, wildfires burnt a total 143,312 hectares of forest in the northwest fire region, which covers a 25-million hectare expanse of land from Tweedsmuir Park north to the Yukon border. Firefighting in the region is managed by the Northwest Fire Centre in Smithers, which coordinates the movements of about 100 firefighters in six bases. Northwest Fires Centre fire information officer Olivia Pojar said the number of fires in the northwest fire district was below average in 2014, with 84 fires compared with the 10-year average of 264. However, dry conditions allowed big fires to burn through more than 140,000 hectares of forest. Pojar said the fires were abnormally large for this region, where the 10-year average is 1,774 hectares. “The size of the fires was significantly larger than what we normally see in the northwest,” she said. “It’s just related to weather mostly. “We had a very dry summer and there wasn’t

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a whole lot of precipitation, especially during the core summer months of July and August.” Firefighters from Alberta and Australia were last year part of the local effort to quell the fires. The last comparable fire season was in 2010, when 126,032 hectares were destroyed by fire. Prescribed burns, known as fuel management, are sometimes conducted in high-risk areas around Burns Lake, Houston, Telkwa and Terrace. But Pojar said it was difficult to predict conditions in the long-term so it was important the public did its part to help prevent fires. Last year, 34 of 83 fires in the northwest region were caused by people, while the remainder were a result of natural causes such as lightning strikes. “The fires that start at this time of year, the large majority are human-caused so we are just trying to get the word out to be careful,” she said. “All human-caused fires are preventable.” Pojar urged the public to be cautious because weather conditions were highly unpredictable at this time of year. “Anyone wishing to light an open fire must monitor weather conditions and follow all burning regulations to help reduce the number of preventable, human-caused wildfires,” she said. She encouraged people to visit www. bcwildfire.ca/prevention for FireSmart information.

If you are planning a large burn, consider conducting smaller burns around the perimeter beforehand to create a fuel break and help prevent the fire from spreading. Each of the fires should be kept small and must be completely extinguished before starting a new fire. Make sure that your fire is completely extinguished and the ashes are cold to the touch before you leave the area.

NOTICE TO ALL WATER USERS The Town of Smithers Works and Operations Department will be conducting a Flushing Program beginning Monday, May 4, 2015 until approximately Friday, May 29, 2015. One week prior to the Flushing Program beginning, chlorine will be added to the system in controlled quantities, to offset iron, bacteria, silts and other substances that have settled out of the water and become lodged in the distribution system. Users will probably be able to detect the taste or odour of this chlorine until approximately June 5, 2015. The quantity of chlorine injected into the system will not be allowed to exceed two milligrams per litre and will not be injurious to your health. This is a normal chlorination dosage in many communities. Anyone finding this taste or odour objectionable will be able to quickly dissipate it by allowing a container of water to stand with the surface uncovered for a short time, or by boiling the water for a couple of minutes. If, during the course of the flushing program, the water from your taps becomes coloured or dirty, please run taps continuously for a period of time, and you will find that the problem will clear up. Should that action not correct any problem with taste, colour or odour, feel free to contact Dale Chartrand, Chief Utilities Operator, at 250-847-1649. Also, by running your taps prior to laundry washing and avoiding the use of chlorine bleach in your laundry during the course of the flushing program, you will minimize the possibility of laundry staining caused by Manganese. The Town would like to thank water users for their patience and co-operation during the Flushing Program. Our aim is to provide the community with the best quality of water possible.

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Important Notice to Resource Road Users A province wide, safety-oriented project is underway to standardize twoway radio communications on forest service roads and some resource roads. This project includes standardized signage, new dedicated resource road radio channels and standardized call procedures. The Skeena Stikine Resource District, along with other districts in the Southern and Northern Interior, will begin implementing new resource road radio channels commencing on June 1, 2015. Districts on the Coast and in the Cariboo have already transitioned or are currently transitioning. Forest industry workers and other road users using mobile radios must have their radios reprogrammed to incorporate the new resource road channels. It is recommended that road users retain current radio frequencies until they are sure they are no longer required. New signs posted on local resource roads indicate which radio channel to use and the calling interval, with drivers required to indicate their direction of travel and their vehicle type. Drivers using mobile radios must call according to the posted channels and call protocols. All road users are reminded that forest service roads are not radiocontrolled, but radio-assisted. All users should drive safely and according to road and weather conditions. It is strongly recommended that all resource road users exercise additional caution during this transition period. Local resource road safety committees have worked together to implement these changes. More information (including radio communications protocols, radio channels, maps and standardized signs) is available online at: www.for.gov.bc.ca/hth/engineering/Road_Radio_Project.htm If you have questions about this project, please contact the Skeena Stikine Resource District office (Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations) at 1 800 667-3780, the website above, or Industry Canada at 1 800 667-3780.

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No arena? No problem for Atom Gitxsan Chiefs By Anna Killen Black Press

Touted as the underdogs going in, and comprised of players who hadn’t actually played together as a full team, the Atom Gitxsan Chiefs triumphantly emerged with silver from the annual Prince George Aboriginal Youth Hockey Championships over Easter weekend. “They had a blast,” said coach Brody Jack, who coached with Victor Mowatt and Barry Heit. “I’m pretty sure [the other teams] figured they were going to walk all over Hazelton but these kids worked hard and did their best.” And that best ended with silver at the annual tournament — a feat for a team that hadn’t practised as a full squad before. The Hazelton-based team picked up players — three from Terrace, two from Fort St. John and a goalie from Calgary — with roots in the Hazelton area to compete in the tournament. But because the Hazelton arena is shut down — “basically condemned,” said Jack — the team didn’t get to hit the ice together until the tournament. But no matter. “It was almost right off the bat. You’d think they’d have been practising together for a long time, just the way it gelled,” said Jack of the team chemistry. “Our first game they were a little shaky but they came together and from there on it was just play hard and

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have fun.” The tournament was a welcome reward for a team that worked hard all year but had some hardships. “For us in Hazelton, we had a rough year. Didn’t really win any games,” said Jack. “I think as soon as I told the kids we had a goalie, that was a win right there.” That’s right, the team had been playing the year without a consistent goalie — taking turns setting up between the posts. But with a keeper on lock from Calgary for the tournament, the team could focus

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their efforts on the players’ preferred roles. And that proved to work well for the team, winning three out of five games, the only two losses coming from a strong Buckley House Bears team from Prince George who beat them during the round robin and again during the final. “Our first game they were a little shaky but they came together and from there on it was just play hard and have fun,” said Jack. The Chiefs saw a comeback 4-3 win in game one, with the second game a back-and-forth 10-7, and then a character building 19-2 loss to the Bears. But the team didn’t let the loss get them down and the next day came back to win against Prince George’s Grassy Bay 7-5. With that win they made it into the finals, met Buckley House again and came home with silver after an 8-0 loss. “They didn’t know what to expect from all of these teams,” said Jack. “The kids had fun and never got down about anything, kept their cool and stayed together as a team.” The team knows it faces a battle next year — they’ll need to practise and play on ice that isn’t in Hazelton until a new arena is completed, and will likely be needing to connect with other communities to get ice time — but spirits are strong after ending the season on a high note. “They had fun and that’s what counts,” said Jack. “The first thing they said after was, ‘can’t wait to do

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Challenge inspires local women By Kendra Wong

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A group of women are committing to become healthier inside and out by following a fitness program that has exploded in popularity in Smithers recently. The Fit to the Core Healthy Role Models Challenge is a 12week fitness program created by Sarah and David Gilks and is based out of Nanaimo. It is an online program that focuses The Fit to the Core Healthy Role Models Challenge Smithers on exercising, proper nutrition participants get ready for their weekly run at Riverside Park Kendra Wong photo and sharing stories with other Saturday morning. women in the group. Winners of the challenge, who have made the greatest transformation physically and emotionally, also receive a prize valued at $700. Over the past four years, women from Smithers have made the greatest transformations and took home the top prize. Rae-Lynn Varga was the winner of the fall 2013 challenge and has completed the challenge every year since then. This year she has been selected as one of nine healthy role model ambassadors across the province. “At the time, I was feeling very low. I wasn’t taking the time for myself like I used to,” said Varga. “This challenge excited me because a friend of mine had done it and she had great results physically and personally. For me, I had the same. It was a physical transformation.” She added she focused on nutrition and healthy eating, which helped increase her energy levels and improved her appearance. There are currently 650 women world-wide who participate in the challenge, with a majority of them from B.C. and Alberta. Forty-three of those women are from Smithers. There is also a Facebook group where women can offer support for other participants, post pictures, motivational quotes and exchange recipes. Varga said the program has increased significantly in popularity since she started the program. “When we started the program, there were four of us [in Smithers] doing the challenge,” she said. “We had more people in Smithers and the North join us just by word of mouth. We are now starting our fourth challenge and this group has grown from four people to 43.” According to Varga, the program has generated so much interest in town because “ordinary women have had very extraordinary results.” “The women that have gone first have had their own personal transformation. I would say that it has really allowed women to take care of themselves and look at their wellness and nutrition and there’s been such incredible transformations,” she said. Donna Schibli is completing her first challenge this season and heard about it through co-workers. “It was easy to do because you can do everything from home and you don’t have to go out to a gym, it’s just easy,” she said. “There’s lots of support which is great. I just want to be healthier,” said Schibli. Elke Heinemann-Pesch is also an ambassador and won the challenge in 2014. She said it is the support from women in the group that makes this program so unique and easy to stick with. “You can do a fitness program at the gym, you can do Weight Watchers, but you can’t really do all of it together with the support that the group provides,” she said. “The mindset in Fit to the Core is just as big as nutrition and that’s what makes it a success.” The spring challenge started at the end of March. The group will meet every Saturday at Riverside Park at 9 a.m. for anyone interested in joining.

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Telkwa stars with Jonny Harris in Still Standing By Chris Gareau Smithers/Interior News

A few days in Telkwa gave comedian Jonny Harris plenty of material for his standup routine at the Telkwa Community Hall on Sunday night. Harris was in town to film the first episode of the second season of CBC’s TV show Still Standing. He lived amongst the locals for five days to try and understand life here, filming his adventures along the way. The people and the places they brought him formed the core of his routine. “I always compare it to a toast at a wedding. Sure you rib them a little bit maybe, make some fun, but overall you want to point out what’s good about the town. You want to flatter it, point out what’s unique and interesting,” explained Harris after the show in front of close to 300 people in the packed hall. Opening with the town’s infamous beginnings as the expected home of a train station — “Telkwa got screwed” — Harris went on to joke in his uniquely specific way about his time in town. From learning about the pine beetle — “These things come here, eat whatever they want; I thought they were talking about

Annette Morgan (left) and her family are interviewed as Jonny Harris poses with fans in Telkwa. Chris Gareau photo Americans” — to getting fashion advice from time. local Wilf Fuerst — “Does this vest make me “People will sort of reference each look puffy?” — Harris dove right into Telkwa other. You talk to all kinds of people in the culture. community and eight out of 10 of them say He said it was the people he met and spent ‘oh you’ve got to talk to Wilf Fuerst, definitely time with that allowed him and his writing have to talk to that guy,’” said Harris. team to come up with enough Telkwa-based Other locals included in the routine were material for a 45-minute set in such a short Annette Morgan, whose family helped

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Tenders for the First Avenue Storm Sewer Contract #2015-03 will be received by the Town of Smithers up to 3:30pm Thursday, May 14th, 2015. The Town of Smithers is seeking an experienced Company to construct 73m of new 300mm dia. PVC storm sewer, 50m of concrete curb and gutter, two (2) catch basins and a manhole on the 3900 Block of First Avenue, in conformance with Town of Smithers Specifications. Tender documents are available at the Town Office for a non-refundable charge of $50.00, or electronically on BC Bid at no charge but with the requirement to register. A pre-tender site meeting will be held at 10:30am on April 28th, 2015 at the Smithers Town Hall Council Chambers. The meeting is non-mandatory, but all interested contractors are encouraged to attend. Tenders shall be accompanied by a Tender Security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Total Tender Price payable to the Town of Smithers. Tenders will be opened at the above stated time at the Municipal Office. All Tenders will be examined as to their sufficiency and submitted to Town Council for awarding. The Town of Smithers reserves the right to waive informalities in or reject any or all Tenders, or to accept the tender deemed most favourable in the interest of the Town. The lowest or any Tender may not necessarily be accepted. The Town’s Purchasing Policy Applies. Questions with regard to the tender documents shall be directed to: Neil Bailey, EIT. Senior Engineering Technologist Town of Smithers 1027 Aldous Street, P.O. Box 879 Smithers, B.C. V0J 2N0 Phone (250) 847-1600 Fax (250) 847-1601

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A new sign that points the way to what downtown Smithers has to offer will be constructed this summer after council gave its approval to a design last Tuesday. The sign is budgeted at $15,000, with $10,000 coming from the Open for Business Award the town won last year. The other $5,000 comes from a Northern Development Initiative Economic Development base grant. “The sign is something the merchants have been working on for the last two years,” said Downtown Merchants Association chair Corina Brewer. “It’s important in that we really wanted to promote the downtown core and really give tourists coming down the highway a reason to want to turn onto Main Street and see all the amazing things that are down off the highway.” The decision to have the words “experience downtown” was also important to Brewer. “It’s not just Main Street. There a lot of amazing shops and businesses that are off of Main Street, but they’re down in that downtown core. “And the events are held downtown, in the summer the buskers are downtown, there are amazing cafes and restaurants downtown. There are so many reasons for you to take that left or right off the highway, and I think that sign represents everybody incredibly well,” said Brewer. The timber design was created by local artist Facundo Gastiazoro. “It’s about trying to have a more contemporary view of the theme of the town, which is alpine, using the elements of alpine which would be big

wood, rock and timber frame. I tried to do it in the most light way we could,” explained Gastiazoro. The design had to be “light” according to Gastiazoro especially because of the curved roof that will protect the sign from the elements of northern B.C. “Not having knee bracing for example... the intention is to have a floating roof.” Space under the main sign is reserved for promoting events in town. It will also be lit up using electrical infrastructure already in place from the former gas station sign that used to stand at the corner of Main Street and Highway 16.

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Pack em Up, Ride em Out and go exploring By Alicia Bridges Smithers/Interior News

Tania Millen grew up camping, skiing and hiking in the mountains. As a child she read books like Richmond Hobson’s The Grass Beyond the Mountains, about cowboys traversing the mountains, and dreamed of some day exploring the North American wilderness on horseback. When Millen established a life in the competitive equestrian world, she spent her summers refining the art of dressage and tackling man-made obstacles in jumping courses. But part of her was longing to be out in the wilderness. “During the summer when I was competing I always was a little bit conflicted because I was brought up doing a lot

of hiking and camping and ski touring in the mountains and when I was competing I never got out into the mountains as much as I would have liked,” she said. “I promised myself that when I was done competing then I would learn how to pack and take horses into the mountains.” In 2010, Millen decided to move away from competing and start learning the skills to take her horse through the bush over long distances. She sought out Stan Walchuk from Blue Creek Outfitting and took a course in how to pack horses for northern conditions. But when she had the skills to set out on her own trip, Millen had to do extensive research into routes and trails where she could take her horses.

Terrace author Tania Millen has written a guidebook to horse pack trips in B.C. and Alberta.

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length and difficulty of the trip, permit requirements and camping and grazing areas for each trail. Routes through the Spatsizi Plateau and Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park in northern B.C. are among those outlined in the book, which also includes maps, photographs and historical anecdotes about the individual trips. When Millen hits the trails Horse pack trips are a connection to Canada’s history. Contributed photo she travels an average of 20 to 30 kilometres in a day, Millen also feels a connection she has been touring around although she once covered with Canada’s history. B.C., would give people the more than 40 kilometres “It’s really neat, I get a big confidence to embark on between dawn and dusk. thrill out of riding down a their own trips. She said the horses she trail which has a deep rut in “People have been really takes must be “safe, sound it and you can just imagine all excited about having, not only and sane” and, ideally, big- the footprints and hoofprints something for their bucket list boned with large hooves. that have gone down that trail but something that they can Compared with hiking, and the people who struggled actually look at and say ‘this which she also enjoys, said through the country whether is something that I could do’,” riding horses allowed her to buying furs or just to find out she said. cover longer distances over what there is and to survey,” “It’s far easier to organize rougher terrain. she said. a trip when you have a 2015-01-09 11:13 AM And when she’s on the trail,425_LWS_SmallSpaceAd_Fillable.pdf She hoped her book, which 1 guidebook.”

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Outdoor rink possible arena solution By Alicia Bridges Hazeltons/Interior News

Turning the condemned Ken Trombley Memorial Arena into an outdoor rink by removing the dangerous roof is one option being considered to keep skaters on the ice until a new recreation centre is built. With the existing arena closed for safety reasons, and a new facility unlikely to be completed until at least 2017, solutions to give local skating clubs an interim home were discussed at a public meeting at Gitanmaax last Wednesday. The gathering took place on the same day the Heart of the Hazeltons fundraising campaign, led by chairperson Peter Newbery, submitted an application for $10 million in gas tax funding to build a new recreation centre and arena. If approved, the provincial and federal governments would provide one third each of the

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total $15 million project cost. Heart of the Hazeltons has already raised its $5 million share of the total cost so the grant would give the project a green light to start construction. Newbery is optimistic the application will be successful, but the new centre would not be completed until 2017. “There’s another component and that is, what do we do with [the Ken Trombley arena], and that is a big one,” he said. “We have to take [the roof] off, how we do it is an issue and we need to find a way to use those marvellous 100 foot timbers there in some way to recognize and honour the old building and the people who built it.” Transporting skaters to Smithers was one option discussed at the meeting, but Skeena Ice Arena Association (SIAA) president Vivienne Spooner said she personally believed it would reduce skating Heart of the Hazeltons campaign chairperson Peter Newbery and Skeena Ice Arena Association president Vivienne Spooner lead a public meeting to discuss plans for the old arena and planned and hockey club memberships. new recreation centre last Wednesday. See ARENA on A29 Alicia Bridges photo

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Arena roof must come down, methods explored From RINK on A28 “It’s always expensive to put kids into hockey already as it is, it’s like a $1,000 bill for one child never mind having to pay for transportation and to fit in the probably inconvenient times that they would get to have to skate,” she said. “Parents work and it’s just a really, really huge commitment. “The parents who are committed will make the effort to take their children but lots of the children won’t be able to play because their parents obviously may not have vehicles, they may not have the money, there’s all sorts of different factors.” Spooner believes removing the roof to make an outdoor arena would be the best option, but the cost of deconstructing it without damaging the ice surface and boards could be prohibitive. George Burns, who is also a member of the association, is exploring the cost and viability of removing the roof. “If we’re going to run this place in the future for a couple of years until the new arena is built, because the A-frame structure is unstable, and there is

still value in the boards, the glass and the ice slab that’s underneath there, it’s going to be a very tricky job to take that down,” he said. “The idea is to, hopefully, hire a

In the meantime, Newbery said stakeholders could start spending the $5 million they had raised, which they were unable to use until the $10 million funding

“It’s going to be a very tricky job to take that down,” -George Burns Skeena Ice Arena Association member

contractor who can do that without damaging this building that the A-frame is attached to and the ice surface and the boards.” G i t x s a n Development Corporation president Rick Connors surprised the meeting by offering to fund engineers to provide a cost estimate on the demolition of the existing arena. “We’ve actually got a contractor who has put up several arenas and we are willing to fund that, to bring him in here to the Village of Hazelton to take a look at it and at least give you preliminary estimates as to what it would cost and we’ll help out in any way we can there,” said Connors.

application had been submitted. “We’ve had to hold onto that $5 million that we have now until the application has gone in,” he said. “Now the Owners Committee will look at, so what do we do with that $5 million now?” He said the money could be dedicated to preparing the site for construction and creating more detailed plans in readiness for September’s funding announcement. Q u e s t i o n s were raised at the meeting about why the Upper Skeena Recreation Centre Owners Committee, which comprises representatives from First Nations and municipalities, did

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not opt for a cheaper facility which could be built without additional funding. The recentlyopened second sheet of ice in Smithers, which cost less than $5 million, was cited as an example. But Newbery assured the crowd the planned facility was what the community needed. “It’s not a cadillac by any means but it is a first class facility, it is what our community deserves,” he said. “If you take anything away from this meeting this evening you’ll go with some confidence that we’re going to be able to do this and we’re going to be able to do it without huge expense to the community and we’re going to provide our kids with a really great spot.” Newbery and Spooner also reassured the crowd they were aware the new arena could not be funded by high fees, and that its fundraising included operational costs. Plans for the new two-level recreation centre include a National Hockey League-size ice surface, an elevator to the second floor, a concession stand, gym and climbing wall. donated by the

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Organizers of the Kispiox Valley Music Festival (pictured) and the Kispiox Valley Rodeo have introduced new measures to combat excessive drinking and partying in 2015.

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Organizers of two major events in the Kispiox Valley are working with the RCMP to crack down on drunkenness, underage drinking and destructive parties at this year’s events. Re p r e s e n t at i v e s from the Kispiox Valley Rodeo Club (KVRC) and the Kispiox Valley Music Festival Society (KVMFS) last week issued a joint press release to address “growing concern” about increasing problems with alcohol at the valley’s two major events. To combat the problem, organizers are warning the public that increased security and stricter penalties will be in place at both the rodeo and the

music festival. The statement lists more onsite security, prompt removal of people who are drunk and disorderly and vehicle searches as some of the additional measures to expect at the 2015 events. It also cautions individuals who caused trouble at last year’s events, saying they will be refused entry at the gate, and warns underage drinks they will be removed from the grounds and prosecuted. KVRC president Joy Allen said organizers were responding to a spike in problem behaviour at last year’s rodeo. “Last year it just seemed like at both the rodeo and music festival there’s these groups of people coming just specifically to party,” she said. “I’m sure that some

OPEN BURNING AND SPRING CLEANUP WEEK Smithers Fire Rescue would like to remind residents that the Town of Smithers Open Burning Bylaw prohibits any open burning of domestic waste materials, garden refuse, garbage, land clearing or noxious materials. The Town of Smithers Works and Operations crew will pick up extra residential garbage during Spring Cleanup Week May 4th-8th. Please leave your refuse out on your regular calendar day. Items that will not be picked up include: recyclable and compostable materials, white goods (refrigerators, freezers, etc.) batteries, tires, or paint. Garden prunings (small branches & brush) must be bundled & tied and no longer than 4 ft. in length. A compost drop off site is located at the Town of Smithers Works Yard, at 2888 19th Avenue, for residents to drop off leaves, grass clippings and other compostables year round. For more information on Spring Cleanup Week, please contact the Works and Operations Department at 250-847-1649 or Smithers Fire Rescue at 250-847-2015.

of these [people] never even saw what was inside the rodeo arena all weekend ... they’re loud and obnoxious and there was some property destroyed last year.” She said there were similar problems with partying at the music festival, making the events uncomfortable for family-oriented people. “By far, the majority of those who attend the rodeo and music festival are there for a good time and behave respectfully towards others in attendance,” she said. “But we’ve heard from some families who haven’t enjoyed their experience due to excessive alcohol consumption.” RCMP New Hazelton Sergeant

Antonio Hernandez said his detachment was in the early stages of developing an operations plan for the events. “We are working with the organizers to ensure or try to minimize delinquent behaviour to ensure that people who do attend will have fun, create a family atmosphere,” he said. KVMFS president Brad Reddekop said organizers were planning ahead. “We want to make sure people know we are making these changes so they can plan accordingly,” he said. “We are known for putting on events that are safe, fun and family-friendly and we plan to keep it that way.”

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April 11 — A safe was found in the ditch near East Boulder Creek. Police are requesting assistance locating an owner or anyone with any information. April 11 — Chainsaws were stolen from a shed on Cordova Street in Two Mile. It was reported as having been broken into during the previous evening or during the day. April 12 — A silver and red bicycle was stolen from the Hagwilget lookout pulloff while the owner was mushroom picking. April 13 — A male broke into the liquor store at the 28 Inn in New Hazelton and stole some liquor from the shelf. The suspect was later arrested and held to appear in court. Several charges were pending at the time of print.

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A program aimed at promoting small, local businesses is being extended to the Hazeltons. Small Town Love, which already runs in Smithers and Telkwa, is a “shop local” marketing campaign coordinated by the Northern Development Initiative Trust. For each registered community, the program creates a website with a directory of businesses who can pay $100 to be profiled. The one-time fee covers professional photography and a personalized story about the business and its employees. Northern Development announced this week it had approved a joint application from the District of New Hazelton and Village of

Hazelton to join the program. An information workshop hosted by Northern Development was held at at the Riverboat building in Hazelton at 6 p.m. on Tuesday. Village of Hazelton chief administrative officer Tanalee Hesse said the municipality had been working towards joining the program since 2013. “It’s just one other thing that we can do to help our businesses along,” said Hesse. “We have tough economic times like everyone but [there are] limited opportunities so it’s just another way we can assist the business community.” She said interest from the business community had been strong but the April 21 workshop would give the municipality a better idea how many businesses would sign up for the program.

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