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Unifor 2300 sent in this photo of the membership celebrating following the ratification vote of their new Collective Agreement with the District of Kitimat.
Union, town settle 102 days long strike Cameron Orr On June 9, Unifor 2300 and the District of Kitimat announced a tentative Collective Agreement had been reached. Ratification came soon afterwards, with union members supporting the deal the evening following the announcement, and Kitimat Council ratify-
ing the agreement on their end on June 10. The conclusion to the over 100 day-long strike comes as a relief to Mayor Phil Germuth. “Overall we’re just extremely happy that it’s finally over,” he said. Council met to approve the agreement at a special closed meeting June 10.
Kitimatians deliver petition to RTA over SO2 /page 3 Kinsmen Canada Day parade to take place this year. /page 8 PM477761
Germuth said it passed fairly easily save for one issue, which he couldn’t elaborate on due to the closed nature of the meeting. (‘Labour relations’ is one of the categories of topics that are allowed in the closed portion of council meetings.) “There was a minor [hold up] but other than that no, we’re happy to get our workers back, we’re happy to be able to eventually get our recreation facilities open,” he said. The specific details of the agreement were not yet publicly released but we’re told the agreement will be posted for viewing sometime in the coming weeks. The District on their website did say that for this agreement, “in addition to numerous increases to benefits, the agreement includes wage increases of 2.5 percent in 2015, 2.5 percent in 2016 and 3.0 percent in 2017.” The District says
that some employees would go back to work by last Friday while some departments will have a phased-in return to work plan. Germuth said he’s looking forward to building inspections resuming and the repair of a number of water mains in town. The union is thankful to the community for its support. “We couldn’t have done it without the rock-solid support of the community and Unifor members from across the country,” said Martin McIlwrath, Local 2300 Business Agent, in a Unifor press release. “The solidarity and patience shown by the people of Kitimat made the difference.” Unifor says the new collective agreement sets a minimum number of permanent staff that must be maintained, including replacing retiring workers. The raises were
also in line with those negotiated between Local 2301 and Rio Tinto Alcan. For relationship building leading to the next Collective Agreement, Germuth said the town is committed to being more engaged in dealing with any issues. “Relationship building, that’s got to
be communication, right? We know [that] over the past Collective Agreement we’ve had the option with council that we were going to meet twice a year with the union and for various reasons it didn’t happen. So we’re going to make sure now that it
happens. If we don’t get a call from the union we’ll be calling them,” he said. As for the lingering question of if there were any second thoughts to how the negotiations were handled, Germuth said he continues to stand by the negotiating team. Continued on pg 8
Refreshing, and for a good cause. Michael Barnard and Alec Venman sold lemonade from the corner of Driftwood Street last Wednesday, raising $275.40, for the Kitimat Relay for Life, held on Saturday.
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SO2 hearings running to June 30 The Environmental Appeal Board hearings into Rio Tinto Alcan’s emissions permit, which allows a substantial increase in SO2 emissions, wrapped up their Kitimat portion of hearings which had run at the Rod and Gun Club to June 12. The EAB so far expects just two more days of hearings, for
June 29 and 30 in Victoria, to wrap up the process before the board contemplates a decision. It might not happen fast though. From the hearing’s conclusions it’s anyone’s guess when a decision will be made. There is no legislated time frame for when decisions have to be made,
said an employee at the EAB by phone. The Northwest Institute (NI) continues to provide highlights from the hearings, the most recent by press time being the overview of the June 8 hearing, which included testimony from Greg Paoli, Principal at Risk Sciences International, a consulting firm hired
by RTA. According to NI’s report, Paoli’s models show the increase in SO2 from the smelter “would result in 150 to 200 respiratory responses per year among asthmatics.” The appellants in
the case, according to the NI report, say that the ministry of environment’s SO2 decision, made without a clear understanding of its impacts, is similar to conducting “a science experiment” on Kitimatians.
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Waycheshen formally takes on Kitimat’s top job as CAO of Kitimat says “Council looks forward to working with Warren.” Waycheshen told the Sentinel in an e-mail that they are “still looking at options” as far as replacing his former position, but they expect to be posting a position soon. He notes the position may not be the exact one he held. Meanwhile a man named Don Schaffer is filling in as the acting corporate administrator. Schaffer, said Waycheshen, does work in the province doing short-term coverages for municipalities.
The District of Kitimat’s former deputy chief administrative officer Warren Waycheshen, who took on the role of interim CAO when Ron Poole announced his resignation to move to Mission, has now officially been named the town’s new CAO. The District announced the promotion June 11. Waycheshen began at the District of Kitimat in September 2012. Waycheshen was moved up to the interim CAO position in the midst of the municipal strike. A press release from the District
Bittern Creek Water flows from underneath the grass in front of a home on Bittern Street. The leak, which is on municipal property, will be among the many priorities of the Public Works department as employees go back to work. Director of Engineering Tim Gleig says he’s not aware of the leak causing any other problems, and that the repairs will be prioritized along with other works.
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Coast life and First Nations rights topics at David Suzuki event Cameron Orr A film tour by the David Suzuki Foundation aims to give a personal touch to the environmental impacts affecting coastal communities. David Suzuki himself along with the Foundation’s staff, and filmmakers for the short film screen the same night at Mount Elizabeth Theatre, were on hand to speak to Kitimat and to take in feedback about coastal living. The stop was the ninth in the Foundation’s Connecting Coastal Communities tour, which for this region has included Smithers, Prince Rupert and Masset. For Suzuki, the event was in part a way to promote filmmaker Ian Mau-
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ro’s film on climate change impacts in British Columbia, a short version of the production was shown in the theatre. On a larger scale though the event sought the input of community residents to speak about things which concern them in regards to being a
coastal community. The perspectives of the Haisla First Nation was in particular highlighted, with opening remarks from Hereditary Chief Sammy Robinson and Chief Councillor Ellis Ross, who spoke about his community’s challenges and priorities. Ross spoke to his community’s history trying to raise alarms over environmental issues, including the drop in the oolichan population. “I really still do believe the Kitimat River is dead,” he said, noting there is a great hatchery here but saying there is effectively no wild salmon anymore. He said the Haisla are using all of their resources to look at permits that
Ellis Ross would affect their territory, all with an eye to benefit the the region and the Haisla people. “It’s all with the idea that some of that benefit has got to flow to the Haisla people. It’s our territory.” David Suzuki understands the importance of
engagement and consultation, remembering the laughable way ‘consultation’ was handled in the 1990s, but sees Canadian courts providing much better recognition to First Nations today. For benefits that flow to others rather than First Nations, Suzuki says he sees it on Haida Gwaii where his grandchildren live. He said billions of dollars of resources are taken from the area while people in the area remain quite poor. “I think there’s a very real issue of social justice,” he said. “This land was all theirs and we’ve seen them reduced to tiny reserves and begging for crumbs off the table. So now is
RTA gets scrubber petition delivered but still believes in emissions plan Cameron Orr A near 1,100 signature petition to Rio Tinto Alcan demanding SO2 scrubbers was hand delivered to the company’s community office June 9. The company has followed up though saying they stand by their decision to release SO2 in the air rather than through salt water scrubbers. Meanwhile the deliverers of the petition, Lucy McRae and Breanne Wilken, felt unwelcome when they handed the petition to the company. “Kevin Dobbin [Manager Communities, External Relations and Media] was not happy to receive it,”
said McRae outside the office. She and Wilken both say they felt like they were pushed out the door. McRae said copies of the petition will also be forwarded to RTA’s head office. “We did receive the petition this week,” said Gaby Poirier, General Manager for BC Operations, but added, “Our main focus is on people and stakeholders that live and reside in the community.” The petition includes signatories who are not specifically in the Kitimat area, even as far away as Ontario and the United Kingdom. Poirier points to what he calls the “big
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The end (for now) This is how I re-kindle my life back at work after being away a couple of weeks: admitting I was wrong. I wrote a few weeks back that arbitration seemed the only real way to end the debacle of the municipal strike once and for all, a decision I felt would get an agreement that would save face for either side. I couldn’t resist taking peeks at the goings on regarding the strike while I was away and had to mitigate my blood pressure when I saw arbitration was offered to and declined by the union. Yet hope remained with knowledge mediation would resume, and my second day back the announcement is made a tentative agreement is made. I’ve been wrong before. Mediation came through with a win this time, and I couldn’t be happier. Of course life won’t go back to ‘normal’ for some people. Issues boiled over in this strike which have simmered for decades. It’s not something that can be fixed immediately. In fact many problems I’m sure were created by the strike. Both sides were poked by the other. To imagine the District and the union as neighbours, if it were me I’d be ready to move out. The relations between employer and employee have been strained. But it’s never beyond repair. I feel confident that the new Collective Agreement will set a groundwork to rebuild the relationship in some way. That’s really the hope for in three years when the contract comes up again. If there’s a system for relation building, a measurable system, then the town and the union will know next time how far things have come. Even by then things might not be perfect — is life ever perfect between an employee and an employer? — but the path to a better relationship will be clear. Hopefully everyone has learned something from this chapter in Kitimat’s life. It’s been a toll on everyone, and a real test of a brand-new council. It’s been said that this is the longest municipal strike in B.C. history. Basically no one can walk away from the strike with the new agreement and expect everything to go back to normal. Hopefully people remember that the next time an agreement needs to be negotiated. I suspect there will still be some lingering bits of what the union called a “poisonous work environment.” The question next time will be has anything been done. Perhaps the most interesting thing to look out for is to see how far it goes next time: we’ll be on the verge of the next municipal election when the contract is next up for expiration. Will there be holding hands or raising arms? This isn’t really the end, but let me just cheers for this conclusion, and look forward to the rebuilding phase next. Cameron Orr
Being offended on a daily basis I suppose I am easily offended and that why I feel offended almost on a daily basis, but particularly by official and political hypocrisy. Today I reacted to the “warnings” of the current governor of the Bank of Canada during one of his monthly economic reviews in which he expresses his concerns about where Canada is heading economically. Today (June 11) Governor Stephen Poloz repeated, again, as he has so often before, one of his mantras, “the vulnerability associated with household indebtedness is edging higher, and the overall risk to financial stability in Canada is slightly higher than it was at the time of our December FSR.” I don’t object or argue with the point, only that it comes from the top man in the banking industry in Canada at the same time as his brethren bankers almost daily inundate me (a fixed-income retired consumer) with invitations to extend my credit card limit, to take on a new, more effective credit card. The mail and TV advertising each day invites me to take advantage of borrowing against the paid-off “equity” on my house for holidays, cars,
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investments, home improvements, lots of other things I don’t need. The friendly warning that consumer debt poses a threat to the economy comes as the central bank says “it is seeking to balance the risks of record consumer debt burdens against the shock to incomes from lower crude oil prices.” Also hypocritical, while most heavy mortgage-lending banks and the real estate industry have said there is no housing bubble in Canada, Poloz insists on behalf of the Bank of Canada, that “a crash in housing prices that are overvalued by as much as 30 percent remains the biggest risk to the country’s financial system, a danger that has edged higher on the drop in crude oil prices.” How about Poloz instead more openly criticize the real estate industry in big centres such as Vancouver and Toronto and instead acknowledge
that the upward drive of prices is often driven by agent claims of duplicitous “better competing bids.” But agents are wary of any legislation to demonstrate the truth of these claims. My other complaints about hypocrisy hinge on events in — surprise — politics. Everyone is as aware of the implications of the revelations contained in the auditor general’s report on the Senate expenses scandal but lo and behold, while “visible” senators (those willing to comment) embrace the need for change and more accountability and transparency, there were others who are infuriated at the “gall” of the attorney general horning in and spotting a million dollars worth of expense irregularities by some 30 senators. The Senate clearly will resist change just as evidently as the House of Commons will never request a similar audit of MP and MP office expenses. Once bitten... Prime Minister Stephen Harper exacerbated the hypocrisy by his usual means, by leaving town while the bullets flew. It’s going to be an interesting summer and a critical election run up.
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Kitimat to lose door-to-door mail in 2016 Cameron Orr It’s going to happen in 2016. Kitimat will join Terrace in a shift to a community mailbox system for collecting mail rather than the door-to-door service enjoyed now. Canada Post revealed last week that Kitimat, along with Terrace, would be part of nearly 4,000 homes that will lose the doorto-door service, part of the mailing service’s multi-year plan to phase in community mailboxes countrywide. Figuring out where community mailboxes will be placed will be determined through consultation processes with the town and affected residents, says John Caines with Canada Post’s media relations. “This is part of a five-year initiative to convert one-third of Canadian addresses who still have delivery at the door to community mailboxes in an effort to secure postal service for the future,” said Caines in a statement. “Since the program began in 2014, one million addresses have been or are in the various stages of the conversion process. “Within the next couple of days, each affected resident will receive the first of many communications from Canada Post. The first one is an information package with a mail-in survey. The package will tell them how they can express their priorities and preferences about their new delivery method. This is a process we have used since the beginning of the process. So far 260,000 Cana-
dians have shared their insights through this survey, which proved very helpful in choosing safe, suitable locations.” A dedicated phone
number will be available for people concerned about their ability to access their mailbox. Canada Post said no regular full-time or
part-time employees will lose their jobs due to this change, as they will reduce the workforce through attrition. “With mail volumes continuing to de-
cline, the changes we are making are necessary to secure postal service for all Canadians. We are proceeding in communities across the country as
we have for years - in a thoughtful, consultative manner and in accordance with the laws that govern how postal service is provided in Canada.”
A day earlier to the announcement for Kitimat Canada Post also announced Terrace would be phased in to community mailboxes in 2016 also.
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June 21, 2015 In co-operation with Aboriginal organizations, the Government of Canada chose June 21st for National Aboriginal Day because it is also the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. For generations, many Aboriginal peoples have celebrated their culture and heritage on or near this day. Proclaimed by the Governor General in 1996, National Aboriginal Day provides an opportunity to acknowledge the unique achievements of First Nations, Métis and Inuit in fields as diverse as agriculture, the environment, business and the arts. In the Kitimat area we recognize and celebrate the rich culture of the Haisla people, who have lived for generations in this territory at the edge of the Douglas Channel. As the local First Nation they have never shirked from a responsibility to be stewards of the land and have pushed for sustainable projects in the region while pushing back against plans they’ve perceived as damaging to the area. Meanwhile they’ve taken on operation of a marina and are developing a building complex in Kitimat too. On June 21st, join thousands of Canadians across the country as we celebrate National Aboriginal Day. This is a special day to celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.
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June 21, 2015 Nechako Elementary School celebrated National Aboriginal Day in style with performances from the Spirit of Kitlope Dancers. As well as performing for the school, the intermediate students were also treated to some dancing lessons. The whole school also got to enjoy some fried bread and syrup. In November 2014, Haisla carver Nathan Wilson marked the end of a totem pole carving project which saw the piece lifted in the lobby at Mount Elizabeth Middle Secondary School. The pole has a raven on top and a beaver at the bottom. “They represent unity and community within the Haisla clan system, those two work really well together,” he explained. He said it was an emotional day seeing everyone out for the celebration, from mentors to students who helped out during the carving process. We extend congratulations to the Haisla community and to all First Nations people on
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July 1 parade a go Kitimat will still celebrate Canada Day this year, even if the municipal strike put a wrench in the usual proceedings. Thankfully the Kinsmen Club will continue on with their usual Canada Day tradition by hosting the Canada Day Parade. The Kinsmen head up the parade each year, and regardless of if there was to be a strike July 1 or not, the club is able to organize it without using District resources. The only thing they needed was permission from town council to close the road for the event, which they’ve received. Otherwise they’ve received a number of donations and support from local businesses to keep the event going.
The route will remain the same as it always is, starting at Mountainview Square and ending on Peace Street behind Riverlodge. Beyond the parade, there will be fireworks this year, the Director of Leisure Services Martin Gould confimed via email last week as well, following the conclusion of the strike. Because municipal employ-
ees were just coming back to work he said they’d be reviewing any plans for July 1. The parade will start at noon July 1. This year’s theme is “50th Anniversary of the Canadian Flag.” People interested in being a part of the parade can contain Christine Dielschneider at 250632-6193 or through e-mail at kyna63@yahoo.com.
A photo from last year’s Kinsmen’s Canada Day parade. The event will be held this year even though much of the day’s other activities won’t be, due to the now-concluded municipal strike.
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Second phase in hot spring development - Part 2 Continued from June 10 Northern Sentinel More campsites and spaces for trailers were added. A planned marina service with rental boats complemented the existing canal to the lake. A new hotel complex with 48 new units, cocktail lounge, stone fireplace, dining room, and lobby was slated for construction. The Power Corporation Development Company of Canada provided financial assistance for the expansion. “However large the place may grow,” Skoglund promised, “it has always been my wish that families of the northern area may never be out priced for a relaxing holiday at the springs.” In September 1965, Skoglund asked residents to “pray for snow” when announcing his $25,000 plans for a ski hill across the highway from the hot springs. Apparently, the prayers were successful: on 30 January 1966, more than 1,000 people attended a ski meet at ‘Skogy’s Hill,’ easily matching the 1,000 people who attended the opening day the week before. Skiers from across the region competed in the ladies’ junior and senior events, and men’s juvenile, junior, and senior events. According to the Terrace Omineca Herald, Skoglund himself had intended to present the Skogy’s Ski Hill Cup, but broke his ankle while being towed behind a snowmobile earlier in the day. The ski hill boasted 380 vertical feet serviced by a seven-tower T-bar tow. The hill’s 1,500-foot ski run had a slalom run, “sizeable” jumps, and a mercury vapour
floodlight system for night skiing. “Some of the more seasoned hickory buffs reached speeds of close to 50 mph as they sped down,” Ruth Hallock wrote of the opening day in the Terrace Omineca Herald, “with bright jackets, earmuffs and gauntlets creating an abstract color streak on the sun-tipped hillside.” The proximity of the hot springs and the ski hill at Skoglund Hotsprings Resort was remarkably unique. The resort was promoted as “the only one of its kind on the North American continent.” Unlike at Banff, for example, one could be soaking in the hot pools within minutes of skiing to the bottom of Skogy’s Ski Hill. The T-bar, installed by Hall Ski-lift of Montreal in less than two weeks, could handle 400 people per hour. Eventually, Skoglund planned to expand the resort’s serviced area to 4,000 feet. The doubled Tbar would increase capacity per hour to 900 skiers. He also envisioned a bunny tow for children. But, along with the final phase of his plans for the hot springs, Skoglund’s dreams of expanding the ski hill were never realized, and it was relegated to the fond mythology of local history. The towers, seen occasionally by hikers, stood as sentries to Skoglund’s visions. Skoglund’s final ambitions for the property ranged from arcades and more camping sites to an 1800-foot landing strip so planes could land within the confines of the resort: eventually, the complex would
envelope guests, who would not need to advice was not always heeded. “I’ve been leave for any amenities. trying to convince the holding company Phase III would see the expansion of people for a long time that we had to cater the total room count to 500. A beauty par- to the local people,” Skoglund told the Terlour, physiotherapy rooms, an expanded race Herald in 1968. ski hill, a 40-acre golf course, and a new Continued on page 11 Olympic-sized outside swimming pool for summer were other items on Skoglund’s agenda. According to the local newspapers, Skoglund was even consider316 Railway Ave., Kitimat • Ph. 250 632-6633 ing installing a drive-in movie thewww.kitimatrecycle.org/home atre that could be viewed from the KITIMAT UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT interior and exterior of the complex. This visionary transformation of the Lakelse Hot Springs into a glamorous, self-contained internaMuch of the pollutions in our home come from tional attraction was never finalized: evaporation of VOC (volatile organic compounds). before Phase III began, Skoglund’s These can consist of ‘off gas’ from cleaning financial backers balked, and his supplies, air fresheners, paint, wallpaper, carpeting or home decorating items.After a long overall vision was sidelined. winter, spring is a great time to let the fresh air in Ray Skoglund was the sole opand the dirty air out. erator of the Lakelse Hotsprings Resort into the later 1960s, when he K.U.T.E Accepts... Trading Post sold interests in the company to fiNewspapers & Flyers, Magazines Love a treasure hunt? nance the enormity of his vision for & Catalogues, Office Paper, Then check out our Trading the resort. Following a fire in NoCardboard, Tin, Aluminum, Batteries, Post, an area for exchange of Cell Phones, Paint, Electronics, materials by swap or donation. vember 1966 that destroyed three of Flourescent Lights and Tubes, Check often, selection varies. the duplex cabins, the holding comSmoke and Carbon Monoxide Redecorating? Detectors and Small Appliances. Our Product Care Depot has pany who owned much of the propleftover paint; check out For a more detailed list please visit erty balked at his plans for further our selection today! www.kitimatrecycle.org/home expansion. THINK GLOBALLY...ACT LOCALLY Relegated to the position of one THIS MESSAGE BROUGHT TO YOU BY: director among several, Skoglund Northern continued to provide guidance on “Aluminum infinitely READ AND the operation of the property, but his recyclable”
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Helping Your Pets Help the People of Nepal As many clients of the Kitimat Veterinary Hospital are aware, I have been trekking in Nepal on two occasions over the last few years. The Nepalese people are a mix of cultures which are predominantly Hindu and Buddhist living harmoniously together. In my experience, the Nepalese people are friendly, generous and kind, in spite of the fact that the average per capita income in Nepal is 730$US. The earthquake, which caused mass devastation on the 25th April, 2015 was 7.8 magnitude with an aftershock on the 26th of 6.7. A second aftershock of 7.3 occurred on the 12th May. ~ Dr. Howard Thwaites
Kitimat Veterinary Hospital WILL DONATE 25% of the bill from any Pet Dental Procedure booked during the month of June to aid in the Nepalese earthquake relief.
Excellence in administration Kitimat’s former chief administrative officer Ron Poole at Government House in Victoria June 9 on the occasion of receiving the Lt. Governor’s Silver Medal for Excellence in Public Administration. Seen here with former Terrace city councillor Olga Power, left, and current Terrace chief administrative officer Heather Avison. Poole has spent 30 years in public administration in the north.
These funds will go towards: 1) Helping the people of Marpak Village, Dhading, Nepal, rebuild and repair their homes. 2) Helping a friend in Thamel, Kathmandu rebuild his shop after the earthquake. 3) Helping a women’s co-operative in Kathmandu rebuild after the earthquake.
This initiative will help both your pets and the people of Nepal. Book your pet’s appointment today ~ ph. 250-639-2299 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT Dr. Thwaites and staff at Kitimat Veterinary Hospital 587 MOUNTAINVIEW SQUARE, KITIMAT
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June 1 RCMP report that a ‘Tony Hawk’ skateboard was stolen from the porch of a home on Mallard Street. Police continue to investigate. June 2 Police attended to a report of a bear on Haisla Boulevard and Lahakas Boulevard South. The complainant said they saw a grizzly bear near a foot path. The Kitimat RCMP attended to the area but could not find the bear. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service was notified. June 3 At 10:30 a.m. police attended to a fire near the Haisla Marina. The fire started in the forested area and was extinguished before it could spread. Police say the file remains open for investigation. At 8:17 p.m. the RCMP responded on a complaint of a moose in the area
of the Roy Wilcox school building. The moose was in distress, police say, as it was separated from a baby moose. Police attended to ensure public safety until the two moose were able to find each other on Davy Street. June 4 The police were on patrol following a report of a stolen vehicle at 10:30 a.m. in the City Centre area, but called it off when the complainant got in touch with the RCMP to say that it turned out her husband had moved the vehicle without her knowing. At 2:36 p.m. police responded to a break and enter to an unoccupied apartment on Kingfisher Avenue. Police were told the person had broken a window and entered a ground-level suite. Damage to the window is estimated at $100. Police continue to investigate.
June 5 Police responded to a report of an intoxicated youth around Kitlope and Kootenay Street at 10:20 p.m. An intoxicated 16-year-old was found at the lower City Centre and taken to a family member for care. June 6 The occupants of a home on Raley Street were cooperative with police when officers arrived for a noise complaint, which was filed just after midnight. June 7 At 9:15 p.m. the RCMP were called on another report of a grizzly bear, this time in the area of Kootenay Street and Kitlope Street. The bear was seen on a foot path. A bear trap has been set up in the area by the B.C. Conservation Officer Service.
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June 27 KITIMAT MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY and Kitimat Chamber of Commerce are co-hosting the International Flag Day on at 11:30 a.m. at Kitimat Heritage Park (outside the Chamber of Commerce Building.) Everyone is welcome to this free ceremony. Free hotdogs, juice, cake and snacks on hand. For info: rayrraj@gmail.com or 250632-4006. June 29 ROCKET SHIP crafts. For children ages four and up. From 2 to 3
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Continued from page 9 Beginning in the early 1970s, the property changed hands several times, finally falling into disrepair and receivership. Skoglund slowly disengaged himself, and the hot springs fell apart without the guiding force of his enthusiasm, hard work, and determination. In 1978, a flood completed the long decline, and the resort was closed to the public. In the following year, the property was turned over to the provincial government by the Canadian-American Loan and Investment Corporation. The Lakelse hot springs property was dormant once again. This is part of a series, originally published in our sister paper The Terrace Standard. More on the hot springs next week. Kelsey Wiebe is the curator of Heritage Park Museum. More photographs and stories can be found in A History of Lakelse Hot Springs, Heritage Park Museum’s Community Memories exhibit, available online through heritageparkmuseum.com. The exhibit was funded by the Canadian Heritage Information Network, and assisted greatly by Merilyn McLeod, Alice Gellner, David Skoglund, and Ella Goodlad. Please contact Heritage Park Museum at 250-635-4546 or curator@heritageparkmuseum.com to share your own recollections and photographs.
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12 Northern Sentinel, Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Sports & Leisure
Ideal conditions for the Mr. and Mrs. tournament Submitted Under ideal conditions 59 couples played in the annual Kitimat His & Hers golf tournament. The tournament was represented by the communities of Vernon, Victoria, Qualicum Beach, Houston, Smithers, Terrace, Prince Rupert and, of course, Kitimat. Overall low gross winners were Prince Rupert’s Brian & Rose Holkestad with a score of 154. Overall low net winners were Kitimat’s Simon L’Hevreux and Maude Farley with a score of 120. As the winners were being announced a White River helicopter landed on the #18 fairway to take the winning couples on a sightseeing tour of the area, their first prize reward. Winners by division were; A Division 1st low gross Rob & Susan Brown (Qualicum Beach) -160 2nd low gross Grant & Michele Frater (Kitimat) - 170 3rd low gross Erv & Jackie Himech (Smithers) - 173 1st low net - Russell & Charlotte Nicholson (Kitimat) - 133 on a countback 2nd low net - Dallis & Joy Stevenson (Terrace) - 133 3rd low net - Steve Haggard & Krystal
Pawlick (Kitimat) -136 B Division 1st low gross Dennys Baldock & Esther Pretulac (Kitimat) - 173 2nd low gross Kyle Vales & Sabrena Dawe (Kitimat) - 181 3rd low gross Brent & Diane Hamilton (Vernon) - 185 1st low net - Paul & Christine Henning (Victoria) - 125
(Prince Rupert) - 187 1st low net - Art Emmerson & Cheri Seppala (Kitimat) - 27 2nd low net - Tim & Trish Martin (Kitimat) - 135 on a countback 3rd low net - Russ & Christine Giraldi (Kitimat) - 136 D Division 1st low gross - Mike & Heather Masch (Kitimat) - 186 2nd low gross -
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