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Most usual attractions to return for festivities Cameron Orr First there was almost nothing, then the Kinsmen promised to follow-through on the parade, and now most of the usual Canada Day festivities should be taking place after a quick turn-around as municipal staff went back to work. Kitimat Council approved the insurance liabilities for the usual events as the Leisure Services department tries to lock down confirmations, but as it stands food vendors should be out at the Riverlodge following the parade that afternoon, and fireworks will be set off. This comes after the Hill Climb will take place the weekend prior, on June 27. The only thing missing this year is the stage shows, which just couldn’t be put together in the time that was left before July 1, said Leisure Services Director Martin Gould. And by the time of the council meeting on June 15, he wasn’t sure if there were going to be helicopter rides either, but even so Festivals Kitimat did put in for an insurance policy to cover helicopters, should they happen. A final schedule of events is anticipated to be released today by Festivals Kitimat. Local businesses have also reportedly gotten together to hold a “can-struction” exhibit during Canada Day — that is, the companies will provide sculptures made from non-perishable food cans for display, with the food ultimately going to the food bank once the day is done. Gould said all of the arrangements for Canada Day came together very quickly following the resolution of the labour dispute.
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Relay for Life The 2015 Relay for Life in Kitimat begins with the survivors’ lap at 11 a.m., shown above. This year’s relay theme was Carnival for a Cure, and ultimately organizers handily cleared the $100,000 mark in fundraising for the Canadian Cancer Society. The full amount revealed on page 8.
LNG Canada gets enviro certificate LNG Canada has received an environmental assessment certificate which gives them the environmental OK to build their plant. This decision doesn’t mean the company will definitely move ahead to a construction phase — that would happen only after the company issues a positive Final Investment Decision (FID). Even so, the awarding of the certificate is a major milestone for the project. The certificate from BC does come with 24 conditions, including environmental monitoring, developing a greenhouse gas emissions management plan, and mitigating and monitoring impacts to marine mammals during construction and shipping. A unique aspect of this particular environmental review is that it’s the first to be given a certificate under a “substituted environmental assessment” meaning that a single process, lead by British Columbia, provided the review actions on behalf of both the province and the federal government. The federal government shortly after B.C.’s announcement also formalized their approval of the process, and added 50 conditions as well for LNG Canada to follow. From here the company will still need federal approvals from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Transport Canada and Environment Canada, and a number of regulatory approvals at the provincial level at different stages of the project. Within the executive director’s list of recommendations in
the Reasons for Ministers’ Decision document, a number of concerns were laid out relating to the project. In a subject known well to people in Kitimat, the environmental assessment office noted concerns regarding cumulative emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). The report says that “the assessment predicted that cumulative SO2 ground level concentrations would be above the Ministry of Environment’s interim Ambient Air Quality Objectives,” but added that “the project on its own did not exceed any objectives or guidance, but predicted exceedances were the result of future cumulative emissions, particularly the emissions from the Rio Tinto Alcan facility.” The EAO report on reasons for decisions notes that they’re aware of government action to study the cumulative impacts to air quality in the Kitimat air shed and efforts to put in place programs to monitor and mitigate those effects. “We are satisfied that the EA Certificate conditions and other regulatory requirements, particularly under the Environmental Management Act, will effectively manage air emissions,” the report states. Other considerations will be the need by the company to offset any impacts to fish habitat, and for the company to deal with the wake from their tankers and take steps to avoid collisions with marine mammals. LNG Canada issued a statement from its CEO Andy Calitz shortly after the announcement. Continued on page 5
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Fatal roll-over on Bish road around the seven kilometre mark. Police say the driver was ejected from his vehicle. The driver was treated at the scene but was pronounced dead later at Kitimat General Hospital. RCMP say alcohol, speed, and failing to wear a seatbelt are believed to be contributing factors in the incident.
Cameron Orr Police say a 27-year-old Victoria man is dead following a roll over of the driver's truck on Bish Forest Service Road June 14. The police received the report at 11:40 p.m. of the incident involving just one vehicle. The truck was heading southbound and lost control
The RCMP and the BC Coroner Service are continuing to investigate and at this time a name has not been released. If anyone has further information on this they are encouraged to call the RCMP at 250-632-7111. Bish Forest Service Road was re-opened to the public March 1 following the con-
clusion of most of the early works by Chevron which had been using the road to develop their site for the proposed Kitimat LNG project. The road itself is Crown Land, and Chevron has noted ever since its re-opening that the road's use is at the public's own risk, although it has been significantly upgraded over the past few years.
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Some insight in to cost of Collective Agreement Chief Administrative Officer Warren Waycheshen provided some insight in to how much the new Collective Agreement costs taxpayer. The Sentinel had inquired as to how the contract would reflect on tax rates, in light of the District’s claim at the beginning of the labour dispute that the union’s
original offer would have meant a 12 per cent increase for property taxes. Waycheshen told the Sentinel that each one per cent raise in wages equates to about half a per cent increase in property taxes. The wage increases in the new agreement are 2.5 per cent this year, 2.5 next
year and three per cent in 2017. He said this year’s contract costs are simply absorbed in to the town’s existing overall three per cent property tax increase, and future budgets will handle the contract’s future increases. It was unclear how much the contract will cost in other non-wage factors.
Kitimat author shortlisted for award Emerging Writer finalist receives $500 and all shortlisted authors receive a complimentary one-year membership with Canadian Authors. For Your Safety Please Hold On, which was also shortlisted for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize (Sentinel, April 15, 2015) earlier this year, moves in a thematic focus from family, to girlhood, to adulthood, each perme-
Submitted Kitimat-raised author Kayla Czaga has been shortlisted for the Canadian Authors Emerging Writer Award for For Your Safety Please Hold On. The winners of each of the Canadian Author four awards categories – Fiction, Canadian History, Poetry, and Emerging Writer – will be announced on June 13. The
has been published in The Walrus, Best Canadian Poetry 2013, Room Magazine, Event and The Antigonish Review, among others. For Your Safety Please Hold On is her first book. The other shortlisted authors for the Canadian Author Emerging Writer Award were For Today I Am A Boy by Kim Fu and Wallflowers by Eliza Robertson.
ated by Czaga’s lively voice and quick-witted, playful language. The poems test the line between honest humour and bitter reality in a sophisticated, incisive manner that tugs at the gut and feels true. Kayla Czaga grew up in Kitimat and now lives in Vancouver, BC, where she recently earned her MFA in Creative Writing at UBC. Her poetry, non-fiction and fiction
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REGIONAL BRIEFS Education Changes will be announced soon for post-secondary education, based on the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. The B.C. government is providing $4.3 million to establish an emergency financial assistance for aboriginal students and $12 million for a scholarship program. “There have been attempts over the years to include more information around First Nations and our aboriginal history, but this is going quite a bit further and trying to tell a more complete history of us as Canadians, all Canadians,” Rustad said.
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Pacific NorthWest LNG announced a positive final investment decision for its $11 billion Lelu Island terminal, located in Port Edward near Prince Rupert, subject to two conditions. The conditions for the company are approval of the Project Development Agreement by the Legislature and regulatory approval from the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. “In parallel with work to support the final investment decision, Pacific NorthWest LNG will continue constructive engagement with area First Nations, local communities, stakeholders and regulators. The integrated project is poised to create thousands of construction and operational careers in the midst of the current energy sector slowdown,” said Michael Culbert, president of Pacific NorthWest LNG. “A final investment decision is a crucial step to ensure that the project stays on track to service contracted LNG customers. Pacific NorthWest LNG is poised to make a substantial investment that will benefit Canada.”
Studying seismology Cameron Orr A seismic survey of Kitimat is being undertaken which will explore the ground beneath us. Trevor Allen, a seismologist for the Geological Survey of Canada, explained they’re using a truck called a “minivibe” which will push lowlevel seismic waves into the ground in an effort to map the type of ground the town sits on. “This is part of a much larger program to better assess the earthquake hazards in the B.C. north coast region,” he said. Aside from the minivibe, a network of seismometers have been installed around the north coast region to monitor if there is small earthquake activity, which if so could indicate active faults in the region. In Kitimat such a sensor has been installed at the Hirsch Creek Golf Course. In a technical sense this new study in
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Kitimat will see how fast earthquake waves can travel through the ground. With very similar valleys in the area, Kitimat is essentially the test subject to get a sense of the wider region around us. “We now know that sites that are on soil, as opposed to rock sites, do tend to shake more in an earthquake and that is often a function of the shape...of
the basin the sediments are sitting in,” said Allen. Studying Kitimat’s ground will map out the type of ground Kitimat sits on more clearly. “We’re really trying to get a sense of what the shape of the bedrock below the Kitimat Valley is and how that might affect seismic waves travelling in to the soft surface sediments,” The information
LNG Canada news may mean more people in fall Cameron Orr LNG Canada is hailing the approval of environmental certificates from the province and from Ottawa a big success for their project, and it’s possible that some early works could take place in the fall. The company said they weren’t ready to confirm if any early works might take place in Kitimat later in the year — that would be contingent on permits and design work being completed — but there’s the potential for extra people around town later. “If we do decide to do that as early as lets say this fall, you might see some additional folks in town but we haven’t made a decision on that yet,” said LNG Canada’s Susannah Pierce. She adds you wouldn’t see anywhere close to the level of manpower for such work as you would see for full on construction. As for the topic of full construction, it still remains to be seen if there will be positive Final Investment Decision and Pierce said that, as always, there’s no date on when that may happen. “[The environmental certifi-
“We’re trying to make sure that we put the most compelling and robust case in front of our partners to make a decision in favour of LNG Canada.” cate’s] certainly a very positive step in that direction,” she said about FID. “We’re trying to make sure that we put the most compelling and robust case in front of our partners to make a decision in favour of LNG Canada. When we think about the time frame for when we want to see this project happen, we want to do that as soon as we possibly can. But in order to make the robust case we need to make sure we have the information. So the environmental approvals...is a significant milestone in putting together that package. I think we’d like to see delivery of that FID package and some decisions as quickly as we can.” She suggested the FID package could be at least submitted within a year from now.
gathered will be shared in reports and at conferences but the building code may be an eventual beneficiary of this. “As part of this work we would like to see some of the results that we see from Kitimat then feed in to the national building code as well.”
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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.
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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Air quality Final hearings in to the appeal of RTA’s emissions permit take place June 29 and 30, after which the Environmental Appeal Board will deliberate on whether or not the company needs a new one. The ultimate goal for the appellants is for the company to drop the air emissions portion of sulphur dioxide and instead use scrubbers, which do have a space in the smelter if it comes to that. In another corner of the industrial landscape, LNG Canada has been given their conditional environmental assessment certificate. The province has given 24 conditions and the federal government 50 from the review process which was done via B.C. itself, the first project to get such a unified review, or as the government says, “substituted.” How does LNG Canada connect with Rio Tinto Alcan? Well Kitimat’s a small town, and in some ways the airshed even smaller. Within the document outlining the reasons for the government’s decision they talk air quality, and note that with the LNG Canada project, Kitimat’s predicted, cumulative SO2 ground level concentrations will be above the objectives set by the government and even the World Health Organization. So, LNG Canada is bad? Well, it’s not really LNG Canada’s fault, according to the document. “The project on its own did not exceed any objectives or guidance,” the report states, “but predicted exceedances were the result of future cumulative emissions, particularly the emissions from the Rio Tinto Alcan facility.” All of this poses interesting questions, such as will this impede any future developments for Kitimat? Chevron’s Kitimat LNG project already has their certificate in hand, RTA theirs (pending appeal, of course) and now LNG Canada. Still to come is AltaGas’ Douglas Channel Energy project, which will admittedly be, in comparison to the others, a very small LNG project for Kitimat. But then David Black is still out there promoting an oil refinery for the area. It’s admittedly been quiet on that front lately but on paper the refinery does have a bit of support. Would a large job creator have trouble if the airshed was already full up? I doubt the government would let that happen. Within the documents for LNG Canada’s approval, it’s noted the government has been “taking action” to study potential cumulative impacts to air quality in the Kitimat airshed, and to put in place programs to monitor and mitigate these cumulative impacts. The monitoring part I think has been fairly successful. Mitigation, I’m not so sure. There are studies on Kitimat’s airshed out there, but government studies and real mitigation are different things. Well, maybe we just need a few more studies. Cameron Orr
Start saving for your 2017 BBQ I know it is not news to anyone that the cost of food is skyrocketing. Occasionally, I like to look ahead and perhaps plan a special meal for a special occasion — maybe like a steak barbecue on July 1, weather permitting. I can’t do anything about the weather but I do know I could do some horrible things in planning a BBQ the way food prices are going. I have been following the meteoric price rise of two and three-rib prime rib roasts at my local grocery store over the past few year or so. I do like a prime rib. I wouldn’t be surprised if NASA might be interested in examining what it is that drives the cost of a roast of prime rib into the stratosphere. It has to be something pretty powerful. The best (highest) cost I’ve seen so far for a single beef roast was $68. That was for almost two kilograms. Four rib roast, good for, say, a family of four on any celebratory occasion. I, of course, did not buy it. What is behind the explosivelyrising costs of beef and food in general? Consumers are bleating noisily at
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increases at the supermarket, as beef prices hit record highs this summer. According to CanFax, the analytics division of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, growing demand and a shrinking Canadian herd have pushed prices up by approximately 40 per cent in the last year. That was their report in January, and now it’s June and I can assure you the climb has not slowed down. Can we do better? Of course. Careful opportunistic shopping is always a way to cut the cost of quality meat. There’s always a sale as the supermarkets compete with one another, isn’t there? How about buying on the Internet? That’s a set-up question of course, because I came across some Internet costs that made me think twice about a nice prime rib from Overwaitea,
whatever the sticker price. I’m only sharing for fun, because everyone else may already know. Did you? I was fiddling around on the Costco website when a few eye-openers cropped up on the screen. Example; I can buy 10 Canadian Wagyu Kobe classic beef striploin steaks on line from Costco for a mere $299. Isn’t that only about $29 a steak? Keep in mind these are 10 oz. steaks and that “Kobe Classic Beef is world renowned for its buttery flavour, velvet texture and succulent juiciness.” Why stick to beef, I began to wonder, as I explored further and was taken by the prime wild boar sampler. This is so much more affordable for a pensioner, only $109.99 for a French rack, a loin and three tenderloins, with the rack serving eight people, the loin four to five people and the tenderloin stretching to three people. Really, that might be a good share idea for July 1 for a group BBQ. Really no point in going overboard until the 150th anniversary of Canada Day, two years from now.
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Not exclusive but rather inclusive Acts 4: 12, “For there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we might be saved…this is our text.” This current postmodern age we live in really is something isn’t it? It is an age where there are supposedly no absolutes, everything is relative; if it works for you great, if something different works for me, then that is great for me. It all sounds nice but the fact remains that there are absolutes: death and taxes are absolute; the laws of nature are absolute. In fact there are plenty of absolutes. It’s not all relative. But in a world that holds relativism dear, statements like “There is salvation in no one else (but Christ), for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we might be saved,” are met with outright hostility. The open-minded crowd is fine with Jesus “the teacher of good morals” (all that turn the other cheek, walk a mile in my shoes stuff is nice), but Jesus the
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Pastor Clint Magnus Saviour? Jesus who said, “ I am the way the truth and the life no one comes to the Father except through Me”? Ah, well, “No One,” they say, “can claim to have exclusive possession of the truth.” But you see, there’s the rub. That statement in itself is an absolute, and so we can’t have it both ways. The problem seems to stem mostly with Christ and His claim to be our Saviour, because if He is indeed the Saviour, then that means we have something to be saved “from.” It means that we have sin that needs to be forgiven, and in our pride we don’t want to admit that.
New clean-up agency for oil spills formed Jeff Nagel The province will require industry to pay for a new organization to quickly deploy trained and equipped responders to deal with a spill of oil or any other hazardous substance on land. New legislation will come next spring and the new Preparedness and Response Organization (PRO) is to be in place by 2017 to counter a variety of land-based spills, including train derailments, tanker truck crashes and pipeline failures that release petroleum or other chemicals. Environment Minister Mary Polak predicted it will significantly improve B.C.’s readiness to coordinate and, if necessary, lead the response to a spill on land without delays to determine who is responsible. Companies will have to join the new response organization if the risk they pose – based on the volume and toxicity of the cargo they ship – exceeds a certain risk threshold that is yet to be determined. The spiller will remain responsible for response and cleanup costs, but if its efforts are failing the province would be able to call the PRO in to take over. Polak likened the new agency’s role to that of the Western Canada Marine Response Corp., the nonprofit industry-funded group that responds to marine spills. “That’s the kind of idea that we are looking at so you have one body that can be contacted, can be immediately put into place, taking action even before we’ve identified who’s responsible for a spill,” she said. Polak said the aim is to fill gaps in readiness, not to duplicate exist-
Two thousand years ago the religious leaders desired to push the living Lord back into the empty tomb. That was the beginning of a 2000 year struggle between our pride and our Gracious God who sent His Son to die a horrible death on the cross so that we might be forgiven through simple repentance of our sin and receive eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior. Friends, this gracious gift of God is not exclusive rather it is inclusive of all who would turn to the Lord in faith: “For God so loved the world that he gave His only son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but receive eternal life.” Only Jesus lived a perfect life and so only the Sinless Son of God is qualified to be our Saviour, therefore, “there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we might be saved.” That is God’s absolute plan of Salvation in His Son Jesus Christ; it is for you, it is for me and it is for all who would receive it in faith. Amen.
ing industry efforts. While the federal government has jurisdiction over problems along a pipeline right-of-way, Polak said a spill could cause environmental damage over a wider area. “If one imagines the damage that a pipeline spill could potentially do, much of that would then be potentially our responsibility outside of that pipeline right of way.” First Nations and other local communities are expected to play significant roles in the new system. The B.C. SPCA is also involved in the planning work to ensure international best practices in caring for oiled animals, said chief scientific officer Dr. Sara Dubois. The federal government has jurisdiction over spills at sea. But the province says the new land-based spill response system will also be ready to pitch in on a marine spill by helping coordinate the response and quickly minimizing shoreline impacts, if necessary. Polak said a lack of good coordination between agencies was one of the problems that arose in the Marathassa fuel oil spill in English Bay in April, and reiterated the need for Ottawa to bolster marine response preparedness. “What we have now is outdated,” she said. “The province is not prepared for a major spill.” Premier Christy Clark had previously said if Ottawa can’t do better on marine response it should relinquish authority to B.C. World-leading spill response capabilities on land and at sea are among the province’s preconditions for agreeing to new heavy oil pipelines.
Safety first Kitimat Valley Institute held a child car seat safety clinic May 29. Seen here is BCAA Child Passenger Safety Educator Kim Lowes (left) with Brittney Mailloux from the CDC checking out a car seat for 17-month-old Nathaniel Kone. Cécile Favron
LNG Canada Con’t from page 1 “We have made significant progress to advance our project over the past year,” said Calitz. “Receiving both provincial and federal approval of our Environmental Assessment is a critical milestone on our
path to making a final investment decision. We could not have achieved this without input from the local community of Kitimat and First Nations, and we appreciate the local knowledge they shared with us.” He added in the
statement, “LNG Canada proposes to have one of the lowest levels of CO2 emissions of any LNG export facility in the world. The project will supply clean burning natural gas to help reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions in
countries that currently burn more carbon intensive sources of energy for electricity production. Working with the community and First Nations we continue to find opportunities to mitigate environmental effects and enhance benefits.”
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Fire Centre urges caution with high fire danger ratings The high fire danger in the area has led the Wildfire Management Branch to urge the public in Terrace, Kitimat and surrounding areas to use caution when participating in recreational activities in the backcountry or using any open flame. The fire danger rating in the Skeena Fire Zone currently ranges from “moderate” to “extreme”. A fire danger rating of “high” or “extreme” indicates that forest fuels are very dry and the fire risk is serious. New wildfires will start easily, spread rapidly and challenge suppression efforts. Last week a 1.5 hectare wildfire on the south part of Lakelse Lake was reported but it has since been brought under control. Since the beginning of May, all wildfires in the Skeena Fire Zone (encompassing Terrace, Kitimat, the Nass Valley and surrounding areas) have been human-caused. These preventable wildfires serve as reminders that campfires, open fires, recreational activities and equipment use can easily spark a wildfire. Although the weather forecast for the Skeena Fire Zone indicates scattered showers and cooler temperatures, these conditions may not be sufficient to significantly lower the fire danger rating. Forest fuels require sustained precipitation to regain moisture, and a return to warm and dry conditions could rapidly increase the wildfire risk. Before lighting
a campfire, you must have a shovel or at least eight litres of water nearby to extinguish the fire. A campfire is an open fire smaller than 0.5 metres wide by 0.5
metres high. Recreationalists must ensure that campfires are completely out and the ashes are cold to the touch before leaving an area.
Larger “party fires” can easily get out of control and a person present at such a fire may be held liable for wildfire suppression costs. Anyone riding an
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Canada Day 2015 HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANADA!
Canada Day marks the anniversary of July 1, 1867, when the British government approved a plan allowing Canada to become an independent country with its own government. This year we proudly celebrate Canada’s 148th year since Confederation and all of the wonderful things our country has to offer, from beautiful landscapes and unique culture to the wonderful people who make Canada a great place to live and visit. As we celebrate the day enjoying picnics, fireworks and barbecues with family and friends, let’s also remember to wave our flag and sing the praises of our country. O CANADA!
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Ocean monitoring program in the works There are plans to install an ocean observatory in the same lot as Kitamaat Village’s waste water treatment plant which will provide publicly available information about the goings on in the Douglas Channel. Ocean Networks Canada, with the University of Victoria, will install the ocean monitoring equipment, which will collect data via underwater cables connected to the land-based observatory. According to Ocean Network Canada’s Business Analyst Teron Moore, the project builds on previous cabled observatories on Vancouver Island, named Venus and Neptune. “We’ve taken that expertise in the science and engineering and tried to look for ways to apply that… to more science-based applications that would enhance communities and coastal priorities,” said Moore. Moore said the Douglas Channel and Kitimat is an ideal choice for the program given that it’s an area of “huge provincial and national change.” Essentially, this area is where scientific monitoring will be a priority. “It made perfect sense for the university to expand our ability to monitor ocean and environmental aspects in that area, essentially trying to get in before a lot of that
change occurs and try to work with the community to identify what their main priorities are,” he said, adding working with the Haisla provided an obvious benefit to understand community priorities. The data being collected ranges from sub-sea noise to acidity and temperature. Ocean Networks points to a number of benefits to the program, from marine safety — monitoring incidents and ship tracking, among their abilities — to public safety through monitoring ground shaking. On the environmental side it will be able to track any changes to ocean conditions. The information collected will be public, and not just for whoever wants to pay. “[It’s for] anybody who’s interested in unbiased data that we’d be collecting,” he said, adding it will be posted to the Internet as well. He said they’ll have a component of their overall program to make the information accessible in the sense that raw data might not mean much to the casual person. The information will essentially be collected in real-time, continuously through the cables. Moore said it’s not yet known how far out the sensor cables will go, but it will be a fine line not to go too far south, or too close to the river.
A look at the Venus observation system installed on the coast of Vancouver Island. Ocean Networks Canada “There’s some areas that would be more interesting than others,” he said. He did note they won’t be as long as the Neptune and Venus cables which, for the whole loop, reach up to 800 km. Other sites being proposed
for similar programs include Prince Rupert, Hartley Bay, Campbell River and Port Alberni. Ocean Networks Canada do still have to secure their permits before installing their observatory. An application for
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Tackling elder abuse
KUTE cleans up On May 24, 114 people, four-and-a-half tubs of paint, a drum of pesticide, and a number of other chemicals were handled and hauled away as part of a KUTE-hosted toxic waste drop off event, which organizers say was quite successful. Ken Maitland
A video projected ing with these sorts of isin the gymnasium of sues is that usual rights, the Haisla Recreation individuality and privaCentre shows some excy, can sometimes work against people looking amples of elder abuse: to help, in the sense that one in which a person bringing these issues up, pockets money from an for some people, would elderly lady’s account be violating those rights. at an ATM machine, People, he said, another where a man is might not want to come given an extra dose of medicine so he’ll just Community health across as nosy, basicalsleep away the day out nurse Laura Olsson. ly, he said. of people’s way. Yet Bottah counters As attendees learned at an Elder with “when you see something, say Abuse Awareness event in Kitamaat something.” Village, elder abuse comes in many An open event such as the one forms, from physical to financial hosted in the Haisla Rec Centre is to emotional, and everything in be- one step towards reducing the stigma of bringing up issues of elder abuse. tween. He said there are no available It’s a topic that has its share of taboo, but the Haisla Health Centre statistics to show exactly how widein hosting the event are looking at spread elder abuse may be in the bringing the issues to light. community — a result of that stigma, Cassandra Mitchell, one of a no doubt — but he encourages peoteam of professionals at the Haisla ple to speak out whenever they can. Health Centre, said this is the first The event included talks from time Elder Abuse has been formally Mike Christensen with Northwest tackled in Kitamaat Village, and the Counselling who spoke about his underlying purpose was to find ways own family’s experience on this to honour and respect elders. topic, and from the Kitimat RCMP Services to support people want- represented by Cst. Brad Walsh ing to discuss elder abuse includes who explained the RCMP’s role in counselling and a wealth of informa- elder abuse, noting reporting abuse doesn’t automatically lead to arrests tion resources. The health manager Eric Bottah and charges, which for many can be a said some of the challenges of deal- reason not to report the crimes.
Kitimat mayor joins others in oil sands tour
“Going up I can admit I was a bit Kitimat Mayor Phil Germuth skeptical, thinking we were only gosays he sees the oil sands operations in Alberta in a new light, not ignoring to see one side of it, only the reing there are ugly sides to the indusally nice stuff,” said Germuth. “But I was very impressed with how honest try but can see the positive sides of they were on the whole tour.” it too. In some cases he says the oil Germuth, along with other sands are very much like the photos Northwest mayors, flew over the you occasionally see circulating on oil sands on a tour sponsored by the the Internet. Canadian Association of Petroleum “The pictures you see on the InProducers. The tour was organized in conternet of this big, open, black pit and yeah, that’s what it looks like. No junction with the Federation of Cadoubt about it,” he said.” And they nadian Municipalities (FCM) conadmit that they do remediate...but ference in Edmonton from June 4 to Phil Germuth that’s one area where they’re work8. Germuth wasn’t formally part of that conference — tied up elsewhere ing very hard.” in the Lower Mainland at another event — but He said all the companies in that area are focouncillor Mario Feldhoff represented Kitimat cusing on improving remediation efforts. for the FCM. Germuth said the trip began with an Germuth said the tour also took them to remeaerial tour. diated sites themselves. “Basically they flew us over all the different “It was good to actually see it yourself. There [open pit] oil sands sites, and we visited the actual is some ugly stuff...but there is also a lot of remedrilling sites,” he said. diation.” From there they visited Syncrude and Suncor Overall the tour did raise his impression on sites, and had a sit down with the Fort McMur- oil sands. “Definitely better than what I thought of beray mayor, whom Germuth said was immensely knowledgeable about all the issues that came fore,” he says on his opinion on oil sands. “You from industrial development, which Kitimat ex- had a really good perspective of what it’s really perienced through the Rio Tinto Alcan modern- like over the whole, very large area. Yes, there is the open pits...but for miles and miles around you ization. Germuth said the trip turned out a lot more can see untouched land too.” Germuth was not the only mayor from the educational than he was expecting from a tour hosted by the group representing the oil produc- area on the trip. Terrace Mayor Carol Leclerc and Prince Rupert Mayor Lee Brain also took part. ers themselves.
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Kitimat’s sweeping ‘wheat fields’ will soon be no more with public works back in action. However for some in town they’ll miss the view and would be happy to see it remain. Louisa Genzale
Town resumes operations By now many community facilities and services are back in action although there is still a wait for some key places. By June 12 the District of Kitimat office in the mall was back in full service, but public works was phasing workers back in while the department reviewed and prioritized work for the community. Building inspectors, who were notably missed during the strike, began their effort of getting in touch with all people who contacted the department during the labour dispute. The town said it could take a couple of weeks to connect with everyone who needs a building inspection. On June 15, council floated the idea, but didn’t vote on any motion, to potentially give extra resources to hire temporary building inspection staff to deal with the backlog. Meanwhile Leisure Services presented their anticipated schedule of openings. Already the Tamitik Arena has re-opened for walkers, and Hirsch Creek Park re-opened June 17. Over the weekend Riverlodge re-opened and the attached youth centre and senior centre opened as well. Radley Park’s reopening has been pushed back to the week of July 10. It is still not known when the swimming pool will reopen. Leisure Services Director Martin Gould said there’s a number of steps to opening that facility, from mechanical inspection to sending water samples to Northern Health to training employees. He said they’re hoping to incorporate work that is normally done at the end of summer each year — which results in a short-term pool closure — in to this review. Getting an all clear from Northern Health on the water samples itself could take a full week as well. In all he said it’s possible to take about four weeks to get the facility back in service. He told councillors that he’d rather estimate the four weeks rather than try to promise two or three weeks and end up disappointing people.
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NW weightlifters prove their strength at competition above last year” and noted that once again, a significant amount of personal records were achieved. He said he’s already planning next year’s event and is sure that, just like last year, many of the athletes from this competition will go onto the next level this fall. The full results are below:
Anna Killen The second annual Northwest Weightlifting Competition in Terrace on June 7 brought out some Kitimat-based athletes too. The packed house saw 38 competitors pull for their best – that includes 13 women in bench press and four women who pulled more than 300 lbs from the floor. Organizer Adam Yawrenko said “all in all it was a step BENCH PRESS : Teen Woman - Steph Forrest Teen Men - Colton Carrita 20 - 30 Women - Linda Nguyen 20 - 30 Men - Adeola Adetunji 31 - 40 Womens - Dawn Mackay (Also overall best lifter) 31 - 40 Men Jordan Linteris (Also overall best lifter) 50 - 60 Women - Leigh Kasum 40 - 50 Men - Art Lucier 50 - 60 Men - Clayton Kurisu
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DEAD LIFT: Teen Womens - Steph Forrest Teen Mens - Simon Baldo 20 - 30 Womens - Kristi Genzale (Also overall best lifter) 20 - 30 Mens - Adeola Adetunji 30 - 40 Womens - Lueez Shears 30 to 40 Mens - Jordan Linteris (also best lifter) ROLLING THUNDER GRIP STRENGTH : Womens - Talisa Bachek Mens - Brandon “LURCH” Kingcott
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Kristi Genzale, Kitimat, performing a dead lift, was among the top lifters for the weightlifting competition held in Terrace. Submited by Adam Yawrenko
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