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The Hanson brothers get an ovation at the Celebrity Hockey Game Thursday. The event was part of a fundraiser for a rebuilt maternity ward at Bulkley Valley District Hospital. Story on page A13. Chris Gareau photo
Smithers sees crime rate fall but higher severity By Xuyun Zeng Smithers/Interior News
New Statistics Canada data shows that the crime rate of Smithers fluctuated slightly but the average crime severity has gone up compared to last year. Statistics Canada said the Crime Severity Index provides a qualitative analysis by assigning varying weights to offences, hence more severe crime can cause greater fluctuations. Compared to 2013, urban Smithers saw a 20.8 per cent increase in 2014, while rural Smithers saw 35.8 per cent increase.
“The crime rate ... actually declined very slightly but the severity of the crimes that were reported to the police increased. It would appear that domestic violence is a factor in these statistics,” Smithers RCMP detachment commander Staff Sgt. Rob Mitchell said. The crime rate dropped in urban Smithers by 1.68 per cent while it rose by 1.52 per cent in rural Smithers. But Mayor Taylor Bachrach says this statistic shouldn’t stir too much concern in the public. “Because it’s a small population, there can be some statistical anomaly year-toyear, if for instance you have a couple of very severe incidents,” Mayor Bachrach
said. “I don’t think these numbers point to a trend that we need to be any more concerned than usual.” “I think overall, we live in a very safe community.” Assault, uttering threats and harassing or obscene phone calls contributed the most to this year’s violent crimes within the Index, and half of the reported assaults were between family members, Statistics Canada said. Both the mayor and the detachment commander agree that domestic crime is a cause for concern. “The one thing that we have heard from the RCMP is that domestic violence is still a big concern in our community,” Mayor
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Bachrach said, “and that’s something, as mayor, I find very troubling,” The RCMP wants to combat this problem by involving partner agencies. “We are involving victim services as much as possible, there’s education underway in the community, we’ve also implemented the ICAT (Integrated Case Assessment Team) system which is a multi-disciplinary approach where the police works with other agencies in an effort to combat domestic violence,” Staff Sgt. Mitchell said. Mayor Bachrach has also noticed an issue with “poor public behaviour” downtown. See CRIME on A3
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pistol and a vehicle. They also recovered stolen cash from the bank. Tattersall has been charged with robbery with an imitation weapon, committing an indictable offence while masked, two counts of uttering threats, and two counts of possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace. He has no prior criminal record. Anyone with information about the robbery is urged to contact Prince George RCMP. Smithers RCMP are also seeking information from the public about an armed robbery at Copperside Foods on Aug. 8. At about 3:12 a.m. a male and female wearing masks demanded cash at the store before fleeing on foot. Anyone with information is asked to contact Smithers RCMP or Crimestoppers.
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A bank and a gas station were targeted in two armed robberies in northwest B.C. last week. Johnathan Tattersall of Smithers was charged last week in connection with an armed robbery at the TD Bank in Prince George on Aug. 11. At about 2:25 p.m. last Tuesday, Prince George RCMP responded to a report that a hold-up alarm had sounded at the bank. Officers determined a lone man wearing a mask had entered the business and demanded money before fleeing on foot. He had been holding what appeared to be a handgun. After an extensive search the accused was located and arrested in a wooded area near O’Grady Road at about 5:40 p.m. Officers seized an airsoft
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The search for a missing Fort St. James man came to a tragic end last Thursday after his body was found near Fort Babine. A search and rescue operation was launched Wednesday after family members of 49-year-old Mitchell Lazarre Sr. reported him missing. Lazarre had not been seen since he walked away from a smokehouse in the Fort Babine area in the early hours of Aug. 10. His body was found about a kilometre from the smokehouse at 11:20 a.m. Thursday. Smithers RCMP said foul play was not suspected and the cause of death would be determined by the B.C. Coroner’s Service. Lazarre’s niece-in-law Bobbi-Lynn George told The
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From CRIME on Front “It’s a concern that comes up every year. The underlying issues are quite complex, the solutions are multi-faceted,” Mayor Bachrach said. “On a certain level, some of the aspects of the problem are very simple, if we’re talking about public drinking, it’s against the law and it’s an issue that is dealt with by the RCMP.” For non-violent crimes, Statistics Canada said causing a disturbance, property damage and interfering with lawful use or enjoyment of property were the significant factors, where alcohol and drug influence stand as a leading cause. A recent town hall meeting with downtown merchants highlighted a mix of these problems.
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hear as a family looking for answers,” she said. “I feel like they are trying to sweep this incident away and we are not Almost eight months after going to allow that to happen.” Naverone Woods was shot and Tracey said the family was looking killed by transit police in the Lower for ways to find out more about the Mainland, his Hazelton family is information obtained by authorities. still waiting for answers about the Earlier this year, speakers at a circumstances of his death. vigil for Woods called for greater The 23-year-old Gitxsan man, transparency about the investigation, who was born and raised in Hazelton, asking authorities to release CCTV was shot by South Coast B.C. Transit footage which they believe could shed Authority officers during an incident light on what happened the night at a Safeway store in Surrey on Dec. before his death. 28, 2014. IIOBC spokesperson Kellie The officers had been called to Kilpatrick said at the time case the store about a man with a knife evidence would not be disclosed until causing a disturbance. the investigation concluded, and some Woods’ death is being examined video footage might never be released by the Independent Investigations publicly. Office of B.C. (IIOBC), which looks That decision would be made by into incidents involving police officers either IIOBC’s chief civilian director which result in serious injury or death. or the Ministry of Justice depending IIOBC media spokesperson Ralph on whether any charges are filed as a Krenz said his organization was result of the investigation. waiting on firearm forensics results Speaking to The Interior News last from an RCMP lab to complete its week, her colleague Krenz said he did investigation. not know when the forensics results “The information I’m advised is would be ready but IIOBC would that the forensics lab is backed up keep family members as informed as with cases and our cases don’t have possible. priority in the full context of all police Another Independent cases that may be before the forensics Investigations case involving a lab,” he said. northern B.C. resident is also pending “It’s not that our cases are not forensics results. important or any less important, it’s Smithers resident Jacobus Jonker, that the police also have important aged 53, became unconscious shortly cases to investigate so we just fall in after he was arrested by Smithers the queue.” RCMP on Valentine’s Day. He died in Tracey Woods, who was a guardian hospital on Feb. 21. for Naverone when he was a teenager Jonker, who was arrested at a in Hazelton, said her family had been Smithers residence at about 10:30 told the forensics results were unlikely p.m. on Feb. 14, had told police he to be ready until October. was having difficulty breathing after Krenz said it was not unheard of he was pepper-sprayed for allegedly to wait that long for results. refusing to comply with officers’ “I know it seems long but in the commands. big picture it’s within the book-end of Police called emergency health what we deal with,” he said. services and, after the man was The B.C. Coroners Service assessed, he was cleared to be investigation is also ongoing. A transported to the detachment. spokesperson for the Service said her According to the IIOBC, he lost office would not discuss Naverone’s consciousness after a physical struggle APPROVAL REQUIRED death until the IIOBC findings were while he was being booked into the DO NOT GIVE VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS. CHECK CAREFULLY! released. police cells. But Tracey said her family had Krenz said the investigation was waited too long. completed and awaiting third-party “Unfortunately we have not heard forensics results. anything back on the investigation, “From an investigative perspective other than being told the ballistics test our work is done, we are just awaiting results were going to take a couple of third-party forensic results to come in. months ... it is not what we want to “That could be any day.” Smithers/Interior News
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think that local custom dictates that I should begin by remarking how I’ve been ‘blown to smithereens’ by Smithereens. But I’ve been here before — in fact, I might be one of the few news interns hired in the Northwest that was actually born and raised here. Don’t get me wrong, I love Smithers. Over the years I’ve travelled here for 4-H, the Midsummer Music Festival and everything in between, but I have to admit that living in this lively tourist hub is much different from just visiting. And I found myself thinking that if Smithers was my home, I don’t think I’d ever find a reason to leave. It’s a town with the same high culture and abundance of activity that can be found in the big city, but without the daily grind. A bit of an introduction: I come to you from the Terrace area and have spent almost all of my 20 years living in the tiny community of Rosswood which, for those of you who don’t know, is that
little bump-in-the-road towards the Nass Valley. We still don’t have high-speed internet, and even I can remember the days before hydro. This might sound familiar to some of you here. After landing an intern position this summer — I am getting the chance to learn more about my neighbours in the North. Smithers is my third stop (after Terrace and Kitimat) and will be my last before I return to my International Studies degree at Simon Fraser University for a third year. So the truth is, I’m not even studying journalism, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t love it. IS (and by that I mean International Studies — a certain extremist group in the Middle East took our acronym) covers nearly every discipline in the social sciences from economics to sociology, and studies world issues through these varying lenses. With this topic of study, I have felt
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cynical to the point that I am often resigned, so I needed a little boost to get me back into action. I started a side project that would give me a good dose of humanity with a pinch of creativity; I started writing for the student newspaper. One thing lead to another (small towns are actually wonderful for opportunity) and I ended up as the Northwest intern getting to experience what life is actually like in other small towns in the region. Small towns have a really special place in my heart, for it is not what they have that makes them special, but who they have. I look forward to working with many of you over the next while! And if you see a little red car driving roundand-round the block, please help, I’m probably lost. Cecile Favron will be driving that little red car finding stories for The Interior News for the next week. Cecile can be reached at newsroom@interior-news.com or by calling 250-847-3266.
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Volunteers and sponsors line up with the big celebrities who took part in the Smithers Celebrity Golf Tournament Saturday. Over $102,000 was raised for the BV Health Care and Hospital Foundation.
Smithereens breathing unacceptable pollutants Editor: Open letter to provincial representatives and SIR Consulting re: NewPro air emission permit. First, one should consider ambient air quality before increasing any toxic emission like PM 2.5. You wrote me on July 27 (with a copy to AuthorizationNorth which made me wonder if you are being censored) that: The “acceptable” levels of PM 2.5 are ideally under the ambient objective of 8 ug/m3; however, even with the board plant closed, Smithers exceeds this level slightly due to other sources in the airshed”. I take issue with your “ideally” which makes me wonder if your ministry is fully grasping the significance of increased PM 2.5 to human health. I understand that NewPro’s proposal will add 29 tons of toxic PM 2.5 to the airshed annually. The BC Lung Association Annual Report confirms that in Smithers we are not meeting targets for acceptable air quality, even without NewPro operating: In 2014, annual average PM 2.5
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The Ministry of Environment should not ratify industry’s demands for pollution as it has done in the past. Its mandate is to protect the environment and people’s health. There is no excuse in the 21st century to continue blackmailing communities for jobs at the expense of their health. What is needed is jobs AND health, not one at the expense of the other. This is what needs to be done. Thank you for your consideration to my comments. Josette Wier Smithers
A one of a kind gentleman Editor: Last Thursday I attended Paul Lychak’s memorial service — a celebration of his life and accomplishments. The time he put in as a volunteer at Evelyn is truly amazing; so they named the Evelyn Hall, Paul Lychak Community Hall. A wonderful legacy for a job well done. We started our butchershop 40 years ago. Every year since, Paul butchered two of his home-raised beef. I appreciate his efforts of doing it right. I will miss Paul on his annual visits. We talked politics, cattle, horses, religion, family and whatever else. Between the two of us, we solved most of the world problems in a very short time. He was a gentleman, one of a kind. Gerry Manning Lake Kathlyn
VIEW FROM THE LEGISLATURE MLA Doug Donaldson
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ll people in this province need to have a basic level of trust in government services provided under the Ministry of Children and Family Development for the good people working there to do the job of supporting and protecting vulnerable children. Unfortunately the Minister is doing a good job of destroying that trust. The case in point is one that is hard to believe. After six years of presiding over a custody trial then a civil lawsuit trial, a B.C. judge ruled last month the Ministry defied his court order and returned an infant girl to her father who subsequently sexually abused her. It was a scathing judgement, including that the Ministry fought to keep the child and her siblings from her mother by “inaccurately portraying the mother as mentally ill.” These are the facts of the case as found by the trial
judge. On Aug. 7 Minister Cadieux announced the government will appeal the decision. At the time the Minister said the appeal is “not about the family involved.” But then last week the mother received a letter from a government lawyer saying all the facts in the case were in dispute under the appeal. So the Minister is saying the judge was wrong about the sexual abuse and wrong about her Ministry portraying the mother as mentally ill. Seems like it is all about the family contrary to what the Minister said. On top of this cruel behavior, the Minister has not provided support services to the mother and her children since Justice Walker’s decision in midJuly. No counselling or other types of support. And the supposed independent review announced by Minister Cadieux on July 24 has turned into a debacle, with the mother initiating a complaint with the Privacy Commissioner prompting the Minister to designate the review head, Bob Plecas, as a director under her Ministry. This calls into question how independent he can be, especially when his review should include the Minister’s behaviour. It’s a trust busting exercise all around. The Minister should do the right thing, offer the support services the family needs and request Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, the truly independent Representative for Children and Youth, investigate to get to the bottom of this horrific case. Doug Donaldson is the MLA for Stikine.
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Are Headaches Controlling Your Life? Living with headaches is tough. Day after day of being miserable, irritable, and looking a lot older than you really are. The frustration of knowing that your friends and family don’t understand what you’re going through. Add this to doctors’ visits, MRI’s and CT scans -- which only come back with “normal” results. And that’s not all… trying one medication after another, feeling like you’re on a merry-goround of drugs. All this is enough to make anyone want to scream! IF YOU DO NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS:
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Recurring Headaches Are Not Normal No question… if you are having headaches then something is wrong. Pain is your body’s way of telling you something is wrong. Finding the problem and fixing it has got to be top priority! You have very little to risk and a lot to gain. Call today and we can get started with your consultation, exam and x-rays as soon as there’s an opening in the schedule. Don’t delay, we will only be able to offer this $35 exam special until September 3, 2015. Our phone number is 250-847-4482 Our office is called Smithers Family Chiropractic and you can find us at 3847 Third Avenue, Smithers, right beside the Ambulance Detachment. I look forward to helping you get rid of your headaches so you can start living a healthier, more joyful life. Sincerely, Dr. Don Chinnick, D.C. P.S. Why Suffer With Years Of Misery? How many years can your body handle taking one pill after another? That’s no way to live, not when there could be an easy solution to your problem. Many of the pain medications available are quite addicting and can have drastic side effects. Call today. I may be able to help you live a normal, pain-free life again. Call 250-847-4482.
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Moricetown hosts 75th annual tournament By Cecile Favron Moricetown/Interior News
Last weekend’s baseball tournament in Moricetown marked three-quarters of a century since the event first brought northern communities together in a celebration of sport. The tournament, which has run each year for 75 years, was held as part of Moricetown Sports Days and attracted teams from Hazelton to Prince George. “It started in 1940 and it’s a tournament that we’ve been hosting every year — we’ve kept baseball alive in this area,” said event organizer Andrew Tom, who heads Moricetown’s recreation program. This year, 14 teams in the men, women, and junior divisions along with their fans travelled to Moricetown Ball Grounds for the games. The summer tradition came about as another way to keep historic ties with their neighbours, Tom said. “What I’m told from our elders is that our ancestors used to meet in the summertime for gathering fish; the fish run would happen usually in June [so] historically our sports days would happen on a weekend in June,” explained Tom. “It used to happen at the RV Park and Campground on the hill there just above the canyon and then it made it’s
way to the current ball grounds where we have it right now.” The key to retaining the ability to draw crowds of around 400 spectators and players each year rests with the community’s passion for baseball, Tom said. “I think that it’s a part of our heritage here in Moricetown, we’ve had players young and old so those that retire from ball tend to coach it to the younger kids,” he said. “So it passes on from generation to generation, I think that it’s a part of our community spirit here.” The legacy of former baseball players has also stuck with the aboriginal tournament and helped future generations play ball. “We memorialize our trophies so if there’s past ball players their families usually sponsor trophies — so [it is about] remembering ball players of the past as well,” Tom explained. He also noted that the event — which hosts dozens of other activities in sports, competitions, and crafts for all ages — is part of building an active and robust community. As a result they have not served alcohol at the event for many years. “That’s what’s really important to us is making sure it is a drug and alcohol free event,” said Tom. “It used to be a part of sports days to host a dance but we’ve since banned those so [the event is] part of healthy community development.”
Dresdon Wilson takes a swing at the ball as his team, Hagwilget, versus the Burns Lake Bandits at the Moricetown Sports Days events.
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Bulkley Valley para-swimmer takes silver, sets record By Xuyun Zeng Smithers/Interior News
Everything went swimmingly for a Bulkley Valley para-swimmer. Jonathan Dieleman brought home a silver in the men’s 50-metre breaststroke and set the Parapan Am Games record time of 54.57 seconds. He took third in the mixed 4x50-metre freestyle relay, seventh in the 150-metre individual medley, and ninth in the 50-metre freestyle. “That’s the fastest recorded time I’ve done,” Dieleman said. “I got a way better time in the morning in my heat, and that was
the one I set a Parapan Am Games record,” Dieleman said. “And then, in the afternoon, I actually did almost a second slower than in the morning.” Dieleman fought a close battle with Gustavo Sanchez of Mexico, who beat Dieleman by 0.31 seconds. Dieleman’s record time won Canada a place in the Paralympics in Rio de Janiero next year, but Dieleman still has to prove himself in order to represent Canada’s paraswimming team. “I have until April of next year to keep working on myself and getting better and getting faster,” Dieleman said. “Next April we’ll be having our team trials in Toronto,
and then that’s where they’ll be selecting the team that will be going to Rio.” Dieleman needs to make sure he gets seen as “medal potential” and he needs to work harder on his other events. For now, Dieleman feels pleased with his results. “I did best times for each one of my events,” Dieleman said. “My individual medley that I did, I do a 150-metre individual medley, and that one there, that one was the best time I’ve done by six seconds so far.” “For the next few months, I’m going to be spending a lot of time working on my backstroke and freestyle and bringing my time down so that I’ll have a much better time.”
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Glen Ingram, Ben Anderson and Peter Colvonen toss their discs at Ranger Park Sunday.
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The Bulkley Valley Disc Golf Association brought the worldwide Trilogy Challenge to Smithers’ Ranger Park Sunday. “Ranger Park is the primary course in the North,” said BVDGA’s Ben Anderson. Dozens took part in the singles and doubles events, using the driver, midrange and putter discs provided with entry into the tournament. Glen Ingram helped set up the
course in Smithers 11 years ago, and has seen a steady increase in players since. “Neighbours and the community have been more supportive,” said Ingram. The BVDGA is working on building a course in Telkwa by October. The next closest course is in Prince George, according to Anderson. “Anyone can play. It’s low impact on the body and the environment,” said Anderson. The Ranger Park Championship goes Sept. 13. Players can register by emailing bulkleyvalleydiscgolf@gmail. com.
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Main Street fire victims rebuild businesses
Mainerz and Back Alley Boots owners Ella and Jessica Butz rebuild their business in a temporary location. Currently, they are renovating their new site.
By Xuyun Zeng Smithers/Interior News
Jessica Butz received three calls at 7 a.m. on July 27. Sound asleep, she ignored the first two. But the third one roused her, and that call turned out to be life-changing. “And then I noticed it was one of our tenants upstairs and I kinda thought, ‘well, must be important,’ so I answered the phone,” Jessica Butz said. “Your building’s on fire, you need to get to town,” the tenant yelled. Jessica called her sister, Ella. The same thing happened — no answer. When she eventually answered, they went straight from bed into their car and raced into town. “Didn’t think maybe it was a really big fire initially in our minds as we were driving,” Ella said. “But when we got to the pool we could see the spray of water and then our hearts dropped.” Mainerz was wrecked. The flames engulfed the building and water seeped through every nook and cranny. Windows were broken, doors were busted. Community members surrounded the scene. The building they painstakingly
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bought years ago, housing two businesses they’ve built, turned into smoke and soot in front of their eyes. They cried. “We lost everything,” Jessica said. “As far as we know, they will be tearing down the entire building. There may be some supporting walls that they’ll be able to keep.” The Butz sisters felt very grateful that the Telkwa and Smithers fire departments suppressed the fire quickly, minimizing the potential damage to their Main Street neighbours. Their tenants were unscathed, but the calm after the fire did not last. They now had no day-to-day business to manage. Despite that, their daily schedule filled up rapidly. “The minute that happened, we’ve been thrown into huge meetings,” Ella said. Their daily routine went from waking up and checking their emails to an “overwhelming” schedule dealing with banks, accountants, bylaw inspectors, fire investigators, engineers and building inspectors. “BV Insurance has been phenomenal,” Ella said. “They took us in, and they just said, ‘girls, we’re here for you, everything will be OK.’”
Currently, Bulkley Valley Insurance does not have an estimate on the damage. The Butzes do not have an exact figure either but they figure it would amount to “half of what the insurance company in Smithers does in a year”. But business owners are getting back on their feet. Sedaz Lingerie’s Amy Brandstetter, also affected by this fire, lost all her inventory but hopes to restart her business by October. “It has put me in a situation where my business will be shut down for two-anda-half months,” Brandstetter said. “My husband and I own a building across the street from where Sedaz is located, an investment we made eight months into having Sedaz for the idea of future expansion.” “We did have a plan at the end of December to expand into our building which now will come five months sooner.” Brandstetter is also having all her inventory shipped in, and she is redoing her online website simultaneously. “I am very organized, I’m very ambitious, I’m motivated and I am well on my way to reopening. We will be renovating as soon as our tenant has been relocated in her new premises,” she said.
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The Butzes also saw this fire as an opportunity to rework their business. “We kind of think that this might be an opportunity to change our brand slightly. Now that we know what works and what doesn’t so we can kind of work with that,” Jessica said. “What does mom say? ‘Whenever there’s a grey cloud, there’s a silver lining,’” Ella said. They found a new location on Fourth Avenue. Situated across from the CIBC, they intend to use it as a temporary location for a year while the Main Street building gets rebuilt. “Now we’re thinking about starting up the new businesses and everything else,” Ella said. The building they found wasn’t perfect, the sisters hoped for something on Main Street but their temporary location was the only one they could find in the short amount of time. Nonetheless, they intend to spruce it up by renovating the building as far as their rental agreement allows them to. That means new floors, new colours, new shelves and new inventory coming in from different parts of the world. They hope to open up the store by late September.
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Scoring a win for Bulkley Valley health care By Chris Gareau and Alicia Bridges
legs shot past Smithers Steelheads goalie David Little. Global TV anchor Steve Darling scored the winning shootout goal. The Bulkley Valley District Hospital “They had a lot of young, fast boys. is well on its way to having a new four- I think they eased up on us a little bit. suite maternity ward after the fundraising My guys were starting to drag a little,” effort — with an emphasis on fun — of laughed Orr. the Smithers Celebrity Golf Tournament Selects coach and Smithers hockey & Hockey Game. legend Joe Watson thought he knew why The Saturday night live auction alone the score went the wrong way for his raised over $102,000 for the Bulkley Valley team, pointing the blame at former NHL Health Care & Hospital Foundation. The referee Kerry Fraser. estimated cost of a rebuilt maternity ward “I think the referees wanted the other is $270,000, and fundraising totals will be team to win, so they got their wish,” counted up this week according to event chuckled Watson. co-chairman Kent Delwisch. The former member of the Broadway “I don’t know that the whole event Bully Stanley Cup winning Philadelphia could have gone any better,” said Flyers added he tries to come back to his Delwisch. hometown every year. Watson was most The highlight for many was having recently here with the Cup in March, also hockey legend Bobby Orr in Smithers. to raise funds for the BV Health Care & This was the second visit to the Bulkley Hospital Foundation. Valley for Orr, who was in local hockey “Kent Delwisch and J.C. [Brown] do hero Joe Watson’s wedding party in 1969. a great job organizing this whole thing. The Hall of Fame defenceman came as I must have had 150 conversations with a favour to Watson and Smithers, not Kent over the year,” lauded Watson after The Hanson brothers of Slapshot fame reel in some laughs at the Smithers Celebrity Hockey Game Thursday night. See a collection of their shenanigans and charging his usual fee. the game. “We have as much fun as anybody. Delwisch said all the hard work was other hockey and golf highlights at interior-news.com Chris Gareau photo This is more than 20 years they’ve been worth it. doing this and it’s been a great success “The hospital is something that each year,” said Orr after coaching his everybody in our community uses at one As a teenager he was introduced to while clutching her new prize. celebrity team to a shootout victory over time or another,” said Delwisch, who Boston Bruins player Johnny Bucyk, who Another highlight for Jacenta was the the local Smithers Selects team. praised everybody involved. gave the young player a rare opportunity antics of the Hanson Brothers of Slapshot “They raised a lot of money for the “It’s all volunteers. It’s amazing the to experience the National Hockey fame. hospital and that’s what it’s all about.” amount of time we spend doing this, but League behind the scenes. “They’re kind of rough, but they’re The score was tied 7-7 after three when you get basically a handshake and a Moore was invited to a Boston Bruins also funny. I like when they moved the periods at the sold out game. With the thank-you, it makes you feel good about team dinner where he met Orr. After net — that was funny ... I don’t think the Hanson brothers of Slapshot fame all the time that you donate to put it on.” that, the young player changed his team goalie even saw that it had been moved,” kicked out for fighting (and getting beat The fans at the rink, the Smithers number to four as a tribute to his favourite said Jacenta. up by) their own goalie, Team Canada’s Golf and Country Club for the long player. Genevieve Lacasse, coach Orr sent out shot competition and tournament, and “He was my idol,” said Smithers’ Dan Hamhuis. around town at the autograph sessions Moore. Hamhuis put a nifty stick-through-the- sure appreciated the effort. Meeting an Olympic gold More than 30 years after medalist does not happen Smithers’ Kevin Moore met too often, but 11-year-old Bobby Orr, he was reunited Jacenta Joseph got to do with his hero last Friday. just that after the Celebrity Hockey fanatic Moore was Hockey Game. among those who went to The Muheim Elementary Coast Mountain GM to student was given an meet the sporting idol at an autographed game stick autograph session. by Team Canada player It was not the first time and TSN anchor Tessa the two had met. Bonhomme outside the Moore grew up celebrity dressing room right in Yarmouth, Nova after the game. Scotia, where he was an “I was cheering accomplished hockey Bonhomme really hard, and player on the successful then when the whistle blew Juvenile C team, which she came over to me and said won the provincial that after the game is done Jacenta Joseph, 11, gets a signed stick from Smithers’ Olympic gold medal winning defenceman championship in 1977 and she’d give me her stick,” Olympic gold medalist Tessa Bonhomme. Dan Hamhuis gets tips from legend Bobby Orr. 1978. beamed an ecstatic Jacenta Chris Gareau photo Chris Gareau photo Smithers/Interior News
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Council chops permanent tree, airs air quality concerns By Chris Gareau Smithers/Interior News
Smithers council chopped down the idea of planting a permanent spruce tree at the end of Main Street last Tuesday. The total cost of putting up the Fat Albert spruce was estimated at $12,000. While council put off a decision for this year, opting for another temporary tree this Christmas season, a town bylaw forcing branches to be trimmed between four to nine feet at intersections makes a permanent tree unfeasible. Concerns about vandals cutting the tree down also brought about hesitation from councillors. Also at the meeting, a petition on protecting the quality of Bulkley Valley’s airshed was brought forward. It had 244 signatures. It took aim at the recent approval of an amendment allowing NewPro to operate a pellet plant in town. The business is converting from particle board manufacturing, a move the business said will reduce its emissions by 94 per cent. Air quality has improved
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since its closure. “I think in this case it was the right decision to support NewPro’s proposed amendment, and we’re going to do everything in our power to ensure that we’re getting economic development and the cleanest air possible,” said Mayor Taylor Bachrach.
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Search and Rescue groups from around the region gathered in Houston to network and practise their skills by working together in various scenarios on the weekend. Here, we see members rescuing a casualty off a cliff. Other scenarios included reconnaissance from the air and scouting by boat. At the end of the day, members enjoyed a pig roast barbecue. Xuyun Zeng photo
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C OMMUNITY Finding peace in forests and with the Mozart effect When brain cancer and more pain came to my husband, Al, he could manage things a
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SPICE OF LIFE Brenda Mallory I said to myself today that I should really talk to you about our upcoming election. Then I said to myself again (I talk to myself a lot it seems) “skip the election for now.” Who needs the stress? Instead I want to take you into the enchanted forest near my home. I go to this peaceful spot nearly every day just to enjoy the beauty and the calmness. If I am lucky I will see another whimsical face a friend has painted and added to a tree. It was no different the other day when I entered the forest to find a women with her young son. The boy who was non-verbal had spotted one of the faces. He stood transfixed with a beautiful smile as he looked at the character. His mom started to cry, saying it had been a long time since she had seen him at such peace. I gather from her story that the boy, who is autistic, spends a lot of time screaming when there is too much noise. This story made me think about how important music is for children who suffer with autism. The Mozart Effect shows the transformational power of music for health, education and well-being. Even if a child is not ill I know from my many years of school teaching the power of soothing classical music. I would dim the lights, turn on the music and we would all rest, draw or some would sleep. Within five minutes calmness had returned so the day of learning could proceed. Beulah, the rescued cat, spent her 22 years in this home listening to classical music. No other music would do. Shadoe, the border collie who lived here for a time loved classical music.
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Top-notch cellist plays in Smithers By Cecile Favron Smithers/Interior News
One of the most successful cellists to come out of Scandinavia in recent years, Hans Nygaard treated a Smithers crowd to a collaborative concert with Smithers musician Roxi Dykstra last Wednesday. Nygaard, who is a regular soloist in European orchestras including the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, has recently relocated to Prince George from London, England to start a music school. “We came to B.C. because my wife is painting the Rockies, so we thought wherever we go it has to be the Rockies,” Nygaard explained of his wife Julie Askew, who is a worldrenowned wildlife artist. “And then came a very interesting prospect from Prince George and I said this is the place we have to move,” he said. The opportunity that arose was to establish an orchestral academy in the region that is currently going without. And a visit to Smithers’ own Orchestra North program run by Dykstra in July inspired Nygaard to choose to bring his talent to this area. “That, in fact, sparked my idea for the academy,” said Nygaard. “The way that Orchestra North is organized — it is so admirable and is really, really impressive — and I thought if this is possible here then it is certainly possibly in Prince
Hans Nygaard, a cellist who has played with reputable European orchestras and has opened two music schools in Denmark, plays in Smithers last week ahead of his local music school launch.
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George.” Orchestra North drew almost a hundred musicians of all ages and levels from the north of the province to work towards musical excellence over a week-long session. So now Nygaard has secured a partnership with the Prince George Symphony Orchestra
(PGSO) to open the Northern British Columbia Academy of Music. “We thought that it is necessary to bridge the gap between really small teaching and when [music students] then eventually try to leave Prince George because there is no education to follow up,” he said. “So we will try to do ...
further advanced [lessons] and, just like Orchestra North did it, with different steps of orchestra until it finally culminates into what we call Sinfonietta, and that is ultimately going to feed material into the professional orchestra which is PGSO.” Nygaard’s tour around Northern B.C. is to
make connections in the communities he hopes to be working and performing in often. His mini-concert at the Old Church on Aug. 12 invited attendees to witness his electric performance style and passion for classical music. Between each song Nygaard detailed the
background of the composer and their music and explained some of the basics of European styles. He was accompanied by Dykstra — who is usually a viola player — on piano. Accompanying the internationally renowned musician was his prized cello which dates back to 1692 when Milan craftsman Carlo Giuseppe Testore was commissioned to make a set of five oversized cellos for the street band. “There are only two left of those five and the other one is in a museum in New York,” Nygaard explained. And he said that the old instrument was taking some time to adjust to the North American climate they have arrived in. “It’s still hysterical with weather and here it is much wetter today than it was in Prince George so I have problems finding my way around [the instrument] but it is something you live with because the quality you get is just so amazing, you get the whole history of the instrument when you play it,” he said. Nygaard is not a stranger to moving his career and his instruments to new places, having played for the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and the Berlin Symphony Orchestra as the first nonGerman to hold the position of first principal cellist. The performance at the Old Church was organized by the Bulkley Valley Classical Strings Society.
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Friday, August 21, 2015 5:00-8:00 P.M. Bovill Square, Main Street Come Help Us Celebrate 60 Years! • Burgers and Hot Dogs • B&T Wagon Rides • Face Painting & Balloons In Conjunction with the Smithers District Chamber of Commerce Lawn Chair Lounge
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. Adult Guitar Camp 2015 Saturday, August 15-20, 2 p.m. An all-inclusive guitar camp experience....lessons, campfire jam sessions, opportunities for recording, great food & camping. Located on Tyhee Lake. bvfmsinfo@ gmail.com, (250) 847-2777. A uklele class also available. Community BBQ Lunch Friday, Aug. 28, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Bovill Square. Nathan Cullen and the BV Museum host a by-donation BBQ lunch. All proceeds go the the Museum. Kidney Walk 2015 Sunday, Sept. 27, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Allen Park New Hazelton. Come out and volunteer. Barbara Valentine 604-736-9775 ext. 228, barbarav@ kidney.bc.ca. Dementia Dialogue: Warning Signs and Diagnosis Monday, Oct. 19, 9 a.m. to noon, Bulkley Lodge. Each session is an opportunity to learn about a different caregiving topic followed by a guided discussion. BV Farmer’s Market New Hours 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at the Corner of Main St and Hwy 16. May 9 to September 26. Locally grown produce, live music, coffee.
Brain Fitness habits for adults and seniors: We are now taking names for our February 2016 course. Stay sharp; stay fit! 250-877-7723 or email tanya@bvbia.ca to register. BV Museum Summer Exhibit 100 Years of Photography in the Valley. 250-847-5322. www.bvmuseum.com. Admission by donation. Legion Meat Draws every Friday 6-7 p.m. and Saturday 3-4:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. BV Roller Derby New Recruits. Free Roller Skating Adult (19+) and Junior Ages (10-18). Every Tuesday at Davidson Hall 6:45-9 p.m. denise.dilny@gmail.com. Ground 2 Griddle Neighbourhood Kitchen Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. James Anglican Church Hall. SCSA 250-847-9515 to join this free life skills literacy program. Childcare provided. Evelyn Community Association meetings first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Evelyn Hall. New members welcome. Free Adult On-on-One Tutoring for Math, English, GED, driving and more. Visit SCSA or 250-847-9515.
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Salmon felting display opens
By Cecile Favron Smithers/Interior News
An exhibit of felted wool “paintings” detailing the journey of migrating salmon opened at the Smithers Art Gallery Aug. 14. The master of the unique art form needle-felting, Lori Knorr, was concerned about the impacts of pipelines in the area and this inspired her to create The Salmon Journey exhibition. “The concept is that when you go through the seaweed curtain you’re transformed into a salmon and then you can swim the river with the salmon,” Knorr said. But not all the work is Lori Knorr at the opening of The Salmon’s Journey. Cecile Favron photo hung on the gallery walls others to come to one of two continue creating pieces for yet, in fact some of it is yet to be made. Knorr is inviting workshops held in August to the display.
Fair Time Submitted by the BVX Kids’ Area Whatever’s in the Air, there’s a Dinosaur at the Fair! The star attraction at the Kids’ Area this year is a real (maybe) live Dinosaur! He’s a baby T-Rex, he’s eight feet tall and sixteen feet long, he’s huge and scaly and we sure hope he’s friendly … and he’s hanging out at the Dinosaur Corral in the brand-new enlarged and expanded Kids’ Area!
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Our carpenters have also been busy, building a brand-new Kids’ Stage – where you’ll find scheduled kids’ entertainers every day. Come and see Kellie the Ventriloquist, with her friends Magrau the Bird and Kamilla the Frog – they’ve been the stars of two popular, long running musicals: Frogs in Space – Kamilla’s Quest and Rocket Magrau – Space Bird! – both hugely successful multi-media shows. All three of them are excited to come to the 2015 BV Exhibition and bring some of their new songs. The puppets, Kamilla, a four year frog with red hair, and Magrau, a precocious bird of twelve, provide nonstop laughs and keep everyone guessing as to who is really pulling the strings. Or maybe you’d prefer Penelope the Clown – you’ll find her roving around the Kids’ Area with her balloon animals and magic tricks, as well as on stage juggling, making magic happen and getting the audience out of their chairs and dancing!
PUBLIC NOTICE Application forms for winter storage of recreational vehicles and boats will be available to Town of Smithers residents only and can be picked up at the front counter of the Town Office, at 1027 Aldous Street. Completed applications will be accepted at the Town Office prior to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 27, 2015. All properly completed applications will be entered into a draw for available storage spots (a waitlist will also be established). The public draw will take place at the Town Office at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 28, 2015. Only successful applicants will be contacted. The storage period will be from October 15, 2015 to April 14, 2016. 2015/2016 Storage Rates are as follows: NOTE: LENgTh IS mEaSUREd INCLUdINg hITCh & REaR BUmPER/aTTaChmENTS Units up to 20 feet - $310.80 (inc. taxes) Units up to 25 feet - $385.35 (inc. taxes) Units up to 30 feet - $460.90 (inc. taxes) Units up to 35 feet - $535.50 (inc. taxes) (Maximum individual overall unit length is thirty-five (35) feet). For more information please contact the Works and Operations Department at 250-847-1649.
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is the Bulkley Acres mini-farm. Dig for potatoes and carrots, collect eggs from the chicken coop, pick your own salads, even make your own tea! For kids who kinda think that food magically appears on grocery store shelves, Bulkley Acres will be a blast!
Long squished in between the livestock rings and the commercial mall, the Kids’ Area has moved to its new location between the Rodeo ring and the Exhibit Halls – where it’s got room to grow and branch out. And has it ever done so! You’ll find the Dinosaur Cave right next to the Dinosaur Corral, and there’ll be Feeding Times posted so you can feed him his favourite tidbits and maybe get the world’s most awesome selfie! We’re quite sure that the Dinosaur will simply blow your socks off … but if you prefer something a bit smaller and cuddlier, how about visiting the Petting Zoo? There’s cute fluffy bunnies and chickens (yes, there’s actually a fluffy chicken!), there’s little goats and a friendly little pig, there’s alpacas and Flirt the Pony, and even a mini-cow! Next to the Petting Zoo
“The walls are pretty full, but I think there is still a bit of room left,” she laughed. “We’ll be doing felting at the workshops [and] it’s open to people here who want to learn how to felt. “I’d like to encourage them to do something that will fit into the theme — the theme is ‘what will the salmon see.’” Over 500 people have contributed to the project through workshops in schools and other organizations. Some of the felt was even danced on at Midsummer Music Festival. Knorr will also be hosting a public demonstration in August about how she does her work made from the wool of her own goats.
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F
iery car crashes – where the hero walks away unscathed – are a Hollywood staple. In real life, unfortu nately, such car crashes may inflict severe (and sometimes permanent) brain and other injuries on innocent victims. Consider this recent case. Martin (all names changed) wanted to pass a slower pick-up truck ahead. Impatient, and with a high blood alcohol level, he crossed over a double yellow line into the oncoming traffic lane to pass, with disastrous consequences. He struck an older Toyota Corolla head-on. Marian was extracted from her Corolla with difficulty and air-lifted to hospital. She survived – but only barely. As a result of the crash, Marian, 59 at the time, suffered a severe traumatic brain injury and also multiple fractures needing many surgeries. She was in a coma for a month and spent five months in various hospital facilities. Some two years later, Marian had made a remarkable recovery. She had regained basic functions and considerable independence, so she could dress, cook, drive, shop and go to the library by herself. But her recovery had reached a plateau. Her mental processing speed and ability to focus and keep appointments had been affected. She couldn’t resume her job as a pharmacy technician or get another paying job. Pre-accident, she had been happy, confident, energetic and youthful for her age. Now she had ongoing physical problems and was emotionally up-and-down, anxious and distressed. The B.C. Supreme Court decided Martin was at fault for the crash and Marian was entitled to compensation. One disputed item was how much she should get specifically for her pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment of life. The Supreme Court of Canada has set an upper limit on what you can get for this (equating to about $342,000 for the most catastrophic cases when Marian’s case was decided). In her case, the B.C. Supreme Court decided $300,000 was appropriate. Determining the right amount of money for victims of brain injuries is complex. It usually involves compensation for past and future earnings and future care costs, as well as for pain and suffering. You should consult a lawyer experienced in brain injury claims.
The Kids’ Activity Tent will be here as always, with fun things for the little kids to do – and if it all gets a bit much, parents and tots will appreciate the Quiet Tent to hang out and chill … until it’s time to get busy again!!
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 RICK GARNER of GILLESPIE & COMPANY LLP at 250.374.4463 or rgarner@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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Adelaide Elizabeth Dykman (née DeVries) June 6, 1958 July 24, 2015
Arline Claire Widen
November 25, 1928 – July 16, 2015 There will be a celebration of Arline Widen’s life at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2015, at Round Lake Hall. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Bulkley Lodge Recreation Fund if friends so wish.
Wife of Derrick Dykman Loved by those whose lives she touched and above all, loved by Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior. Adelaide Dykman was born on June 6, 1958 to Peter and Hilda DeVries in Edmonton Alberta. She married Derrick Dykman in Edmonton on July 21, 1979. Together they had two children: Bradley Paul (1984) and Marie Ashley (1986). The family moved to Langley, BC in 1987, then to Terrace for one year before they settled in Smithers in 1993. Here Derrick and Adelaide raised their family, together operated the Home Hardware store and were active in church, school and community life. Adelaide had a warm and fun loving nature so she made friends easily and she was quick to lend a hand when there was a need. And those who worked, walked or vacationed with Adelaide can attest that she had high speed energy. Despite difficulties in life that included 3 still born babies, two heart attacks and one knee replacement surgery, Adelaide lived her life with enthusiasm and hope because she knew that she belonged to Jesus Christ and she trusted in him to work out his plan for her life. In September 2013 Derrick and Adelaide retired and 10 months later they moved back to Edmonton so that they could be closer to family, especially their first grandchild, Wyatt Babey. Just before their departure Adelaide was diagnosed with ALS; she succumbed to the illness on July 24, 2015 when she peacefully let go of this earthly body. She was interred at Colchester Cemetery, Sherwood Park and a Remembrance service took place at the Heartland Alliance Church. Adelaide was pre-deceased by her mother Hilda in 1990. She is survived by: her husband, Derrick, children, Bradley & Carrie, Marie & Bryce Babey and grand-child Wyatt. Her dad Peter & step-mom Joanna DeVries, Siblings, Grace, Mike, Pearl, Theresa, and Hilda, their spouses, many nieces and nephews and all her loving family and friends. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the ALS society would be greatly appreciated since they and in particular, Alison Waldon, the careworker, provided tremendous support for Derrick and Adelaide. It is hard to say goodbye, but as her Epitaph reads; “Soon God will wipe away every tear from their eyes and there will be no more death.” Rev. 21:4
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Provincial program brings new Hazelton doctor By Xuyun Zeng Hazelton/Interior News
When Nigerian Dr. Godwin Ameh first landed as a permanent resident in Toronto, he started from the bottom. Now he’s here. The doctor moved permanently to Hazelton two weeks ago and finally could work in his field again, after spending his first two years
in Toronto and Estevan, Sask. working unrelated jobs due to certification issues. “For two years I was in Saskatchewan, I saw people who carried the same kind of certificate I was carrying, some were practising, some were not practising,” Dr. Ameh said. “But something inside me told me it’s a matter of time, you just need to stay focused.” Dr. Ameh found the Practice Ready Assessment pilot program and he quickly
got his application going. The program allows internationally certified doctors to fast-track their way into medical practice in British Columbia by skipping a few additional hoops required to practise nationwide. “Fortunately, I was picked as one of the pilot candidates,” Dr. Ameh said. This meant Dr. Ameh had to go through three stages of tests of his medical knowledge. He passed the
tests and spent some time in Quesnel for his clinical assessment, then finally came to Hazelton to work as a general practitioner. For a doctor who had experience in surgery, he started from the bottom again in essence. “It’s painstaking, you are excited that you are able to get ahead and start in your profession, but at the same time, it’s humbling,” Dr. Ameh said. See DOCTOR on A27
Aboriginal soccer kicks off By Xuyun Zeng Hazelton/Interior News
Totem Park hosted the 2015 Youth Aboriginal Provincial Soccer Championships that saw aboriginal children duke it out last Sunday. Playing in categories of coed under-12, male or female under-16, the Championships were open to First Nations, Inuit and Métis and attracted teams from Prince Rupert to Prince George and surrounding area. Event organizer Toni Muldoe sees this as a means of finding talent for further championships such as the North American Indigenous Games, along with coach Chris Daniels. “It’s just bringing up the First Nations people and giving them a chance at getting noticed for their skills and abilities,” Muldoe said.
The Skeena Wolves (white shirts) compete against the Kitwanga River Hawks (dark shirts) for the under-12 gold.
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Muldoe and Daniels started organizing soccer games three years ago. In that time, they fostered a burgeoning interest and won big in provincials as well as the NAIG in 2014.
“It takes time for them to commit and travel to practice once a week or twice a week, and that’s the dedication we look for and spirit, heart and respect,” Daniels said.
GITXSAN CULTURAL DAYS Robert Sebastian leads the dance crew Gitxsan All-Clans Dancers during the Gitxsan Cultural Days celebration held at ‘Ksan Campground Aug. 15 - 16. Cecile Favron photo
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background also came up to facilitate camp activities. “We had a lot of fun with them — it changed a lot of Careers in tree-planting, people’s perspectives about construction, and with the local police cops,” said Orvall Michell Jr., force are all in the future for a group of who participated in the forestry enthusiastic youth who just completed camp. the Gitxsan construction and forestry Michell, a Grade 12 student, career discovery camps last week. said that the camp really focused The camp was run by the Gitxsan him on a career path. Development Corporation (GDC) to “This is pretty much testing motivate a group of mainly aboriginal [the career] out — it made me youth to stay in school and to get them want to become a tree-planter, focused on possible career paths. or a faller, anything to do with Nineteen teenagers in Grades 10outside,” he said. 12 pitched their tents to work in the The program is meant to have Brinkman forestry camp donated for a focus on transferable life skills the event complete with the camp and work ethic to help youth have manager and cook. Simultaneously, a the confidence to seek out careers group of youth — some of whom had which is something Michell feels already completed a week of training he got out of the program. earlier in the summer — worked with “It was fun, you get to learn a red seal instructor from Northwest about forestry and how to plant Community College (NWCC) a tree properly, we learned a lot building a structure that would house about teamwork, encouragement, their closing barbeque. integrity, honesty, and a lot of “As the week unfolded it was other things,” he said. unbelievable how the kids bonded Beyond their new skills, and started to trust and that’s exactly participants also had the what we want — we want it to be opportunity to bond with role an authentic experience,” said Carla Rockwell, hired by the GDC to Gary Mowatt, left, and Jared Nikol put the finishing models and their peers. “I didn’t want to be here at organize the camps. touches on the shelter their team built at the camp. At the end of the program, youth Cecile Favron photo first, but ... I got to know a couple of people and it was really cool — in construction will get a 35-hour certificate from NWCC and both camps will qualify for hours I had an awesome time here,” said Grade 10 student Colleen Venn, logged with the industry training authority and high school credits. who excelled in her construction program. “It really does interest Officers from the Hazelton RCMP detachment also came out me, I want to be like my dad [who works in construction].” Michell plans to call up the manager from Brinkman that he’s to lend their assistance to the week’s activities, even packing up the camp at the end into their trucks and letting the youth ride in the worked with over the past week to get a job planting trees once he graduates, then move up to different positions in the forestry cab to drop the supplies off. “We take turns going to different camps, getting to know industry. Hazelton lacks many employment opportunities for youth, so the youth to facilitate development within the communities,” explained officer Kevin Hopkinson. “Not only to promote fitness bringing the careers to the young people was important, said camp and education, but to give them an idea of the careers that are organizers. This program was just one of many life skills programs that focus on healthy development run by the GDC in Hazelton available [in the police force].” “We don’t always want to be seen as the people walking around year-round. in the street arresting people, we want to show that we have a human aspect to us,” he said. An officer with the Delta police force who specializes in working with youth and has a Metis By Cecile Favron
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