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Unifor wins chance to appeal RTA emissions Unifor announced on Friday that they have been successful in their filing of a judicial review of their appeal of Rio Tinto Alcan’s emissions permit which allowed the company to proceed without installing sulphur dioxide (SO2) scrubbers. SO2 at the modernized smelter is permitted to rise, from 27 tonnes a day to 42. “The union has been given standing to allow the board to consider a mitigation plan around possible ill effects of sulphur dioxide on human health,” explained Unifor 2300 President Sean O’Driscoll. “As an organization, we care about our members but we also care about the community at large. Anything to impact human health we’re going to be front and centre in ensuring the most appropriate mitigation strategies are put in place.” He said there will likely be hearings in the new year on this matter. He said the door is also not closed to potentially formally joining the appeal put forward by Emily Toews and Lis Stannus on the permit. O’Driscoll said the path forward is primarily up to Unifor’s legal team. He said the union fully supports modernization “but not at all costs.” Toews and Stannus recently concluded their own hearing process on their appeal of RTA’s approved environmental permit and await a decision. Rio Tinto Alcan has consistently stood by their decision not to install scrubbers, saying environmental reports the company has commissioned show the impacts from the SO2 will not significantly impact the health of people in the Kitimat area. The Sentinel did not receive comment from RTA in time for our print deadline. Within the arguments of this ruling is while there are environmental thresholds quantified for environmental health affects there is no thresholds relating to human health.
Community garden grows with gazebo.
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Fish Derby Autumn Pow and Leah McConnell play with hula-hoops at Heritage Park during the Kitimat Fish Derby on September 6. The popular community event brought in all the usual staples of games, music and food. For results of the derby turn to page 12. Cameron Orr
Vista Village back at council Cameron Orr Vista Village Trailer Park continues to be a subject that comes to the municipal council, this time on concerns regarding oil leakage on site. Housing Resource Worker Paul Lagace and Vista Village resident Marie Turner presented their recent concerns at the September 8 council meeting Of note, Turner and Lagace pointed to a letter provided to residents recently from Watermark Solutions, which referred to leak detection and repairs recently done at the park, but found concern that some vehicles were parked over water main lines, and that one vehicle in particular was found to be leaking oil, which had the potential to impact drinking water at the site. The greater concern Lagace spoke to was that if such issues were enforced by the Residential Tenancy Board it could lead to evictions. Beyond that though are photographs presented at the council meeting which he says show discarded old oil tanks sitting on property on the site owned by the owner herself. Lagace’s request to council was that the council contact the ministry of environment to look at the oil leak situation at the park, saying it’s not an issue limited to just the tenants. Lagace also took the opportunity to make reference to a trailer park in Port Edward which it was recently announced
would be closing, putting its residents on a 12-month notice they’ll have to find a new place to live. As reported in The Northern View newspaper, The 12-month notices, form 31 of the Residential Tenancy Branch, were delivered on Aug. 22 by owners Stonecliff Properties following a prolonged dispute between the company and the Port Edward Manufactured Home Association. According to Stonecliff Properties, the evictions are the only option left as it looks to undertake necessary repairs. “The infrastructure has deteriorated to the point that it needs to be replaced ... they won’t let us do any repairs. We need to get between every trailer and under every trailer and all we have asked is that they move boats and cars and they have refused,” said a spokesperson. The situation in Port Edward is in a sense a signal of a possible future in Kitimat, said Lagace. “There should be great concern, potentially this could happen to Vista Village too,” said Lagace. Kitimat Council gave direction to its staff to prepare a report on posible directions council could take to address the issues at Vista Village brought up at the meeting. The Sentinel sent a request for comment to Vista Village however a response was not received in time for our print deadline but a response will be printed once received.
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Police Beat
Suspect booked on alleged threats August 31 The RCMP was given a complaint from a person who felt threatened by the actions of another person. The complainant alleged that the suspect made reference to a serious assault that had recently occurred
to another person and then made gestures which made them fear their own safety. An RCMP officer determined the threats made were serious and the suspect was located and arrested, and has since been released on conditions
for a court date in November. Police determined a person was having a mental health crises after multiple calls involving a single person. It started with a report of a person loitering in a local business for an extended
that the suspect was not in the courthouse for their own matters and it could not be determined if they actually had driven themselves, as the person in question said they had someone drive them. September 5 An intoxicated
vited. The person was taken to the hospital for assessment. September 3 Police received a report that a prohibited driver had driven themselves to the Kitimat courthouse to deal with legal matters. It was later determined
period of time. On September 1 there was another complaint regarding the same person not leaving the home of a former friend. Later the same day there was another call of the person at the home of another former friend unin-
Two arrested in drug bust
In Kitimat there have been at Cameron Orr least two incidences of overdoses Prince Rupert RCMP say two which are believed to be connected Kitimat people were arrested in with the use of fentanyl, however relation to drug trafficking. there have been no deaths reported Jeremiah Dylan, 34, and Caitin the community. lyn Ashley Nelson, 26, have bee Fentanyl is a powerful drug becharged in connection to a drug lieved to be 100 times more potent bust where police say large quanthan morphine. tities of pills and cash seized. The situation is serious enough The Prince Rupert RCMP Prince Rupert RCMP photos of the tablets that the Ministry of Health has hostsay they acted after receiving a re- seized in last week’s drug bust. ed information conference calls with quest to assist the Kitimat RCMP media to spread the word about its in relation to an alleged assault “Illicit drugs have a profound effect that occurred in Kitimat. on all communities, including the North dangers. Among statistics gathered relating In all police say 1,200 tablets con- Coast and are not just a big city probtaining heroin and fentanyl were seized, lem,” said Sgt. Jagdev Uppal, spokes- to fentanyl was the one which shows as well as $12,000 in cash. person for the Prince Rupert RCMP. a large percentage of people who have The two are charged with two “There has been one death earlier this tested positive for traces of it in their counts of possession for the purpose of year in Prince Rupert believed to be re- bodies had not reported taking any, intrafficking and will appear in court later lated to a fentanyl overdose as well as dicating people aren’t aware that they have consumed it. this month. multiple non-fatal overdoses.”
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REGIONAL Council hears concerns town speed limits BRIEFS regarding An educational blitz could be on Minerals
A provinciallyfinanced non-profit group is spending $2.4 million to better identify mineral deposits between Terrace and Smithers. Using a helicopter equipped with magnetic survey equipment, Geoscience B.C. will then make its information free and equally available to exploration companies. The project will also conduct geochemical studies and pull together existing data with the expectation of stimulating claimstaking and other exploration work. Details will be unveiled tonight at a session being held at the Quantum hangar at the Northwest Regional Airport in Terrace.
First Nations Premier Christy Clark and cabinet ministers met with hundreds of aboriginal leaders from around B.C. in their second annual session, with social issues and energy projects high on the agenda. Aboriginal Relations Minister John Rustad opened the twoday event with an announcement that Grand Chief Ed John of the First Nations Summit has been appointed a senior advisor on aboriginal child welfare. A lawyer and former children and families minister, Rustad has a six-month appointment to look at reasons why one out of seven aboriginal children in B.C. are taken into government care at some point in their childhood. Education Minister Mike Bernier meanwhile released the government’s new teaching guide, called “Aboriginal Worldviews and Perspectives in the Classroom.” It advises teachers to “avoid reliance on colonial-era secondary sources,” when discussing topics involving aboriginal people.
the horizon for Kitimat drivers unaware of local speed limits. Kitimat resident and member of Kitimat’s Emergency Services team Cameron Kelso had come to council to originally talk about lowering the speed limits in Kitimat. Before he showed up to the meeting last Monday he learned that, in fact, the town does have varying speed limits. Not that they aren’t poorly marked though, and Kelso is still hopeful the town can play a role in promoting safer driving in the community. In the Kitimat Municipal Code, speed limits are determined based on the road type. Boulevards, such as Haisla, are set to 60 km/h. An avenue, like Kingfisher, is 50 km/h. A street, basically any of the horseshoes, are capped at 30 km/h. You’re also only supposed to go 15 km/h in a parking lot. There are some exceptions within the Code. For instance Kul-
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do Boulevard is capped at 50 km/h rather than 60. Even though Kelso was pleased to see speed limits reflected the neighbourhoods they exist in, he believes work needs to be done to make streets safer for children and families. “The last thing I want is for a little kid to get tagged in front of my house,” he said. His home is at a corner of a through-fare of many children going to school in the day means he sees the hazards of speeding drivers daily. He said he’s seen a number of near misses and would hate to see the statistics of how many occur in town, were such statistics tracked? Councillors directed to have this matter referred to the community traffic committee for discussion and future recommendations to council.
Garden continues to grow Betty Leppard (left) cuts the ribbon, along with Kitimat Community Services’ Willow Rudiger, at the grand opening celebration of the community garden’s new gazebo. Kitimat Community Services Society were also taking applications from people who want beds for next year at the event which also served a selection of fresh vegetables grown in the area behind the Mountainview Alliance Church.
Douglas Channel Watch stands with Unis’tot’en Cameron Orr In a release to media last week, Douglas Channel Watch say they support the Unis’tot’en First Nation’s right to not allow Northern Gateway or natural gas companies from accessing their lands. “The June 2014 Supreme Court of Canada decision, Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia, found that First Nations which have never signed a treaty have never relinquished traditional governance of their land or its resources, and therefore, has never adopted those of the Crown,” said Watch’s media release. “Before Bill C-51 the rules of engagement between pipeline companies, First Nation protectors, sympathetic civilians, and the RCMP were clear because court orders or injunctions were required before arrests began. “After Bill C-51 the rules are vague at best, and untested. People can now be K
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warrant “and be held for up to a week without any charges being laid.” Watch continues that, “DCW asks that Coastal GasLink Pipelines remove their complaint with the RCMP, coming as it does during a federal election and when winter snow will soon make any survey work nearly impossible until spring.” They further ask
Indian Act Chief Councillors, hereditary chiefs and provincial and federal governments “to resolve outstanding land claims and treaties.” “Governments, First Nations, companies wishing to do business, and Canadians as a whole would benefit from a clear understanding and respect for each other’s defined rights and responsibilities.”
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Driving us crazy You know, I didn’t realize speed limits in town were as low as they are. I share the council’s appreciation for Cameron Kelso (Hey fellow Cam!) bringing attention to the fact that if you’re going 50 km/h on a street in town you’re going too fast. I don’t say this with any sense of innocence though. I’ve certainly been a little extra keen on the gas pedal in the past. Yet this reminds me that our streets are physically designed to limit our speeds. There is, I’m sure, many levels of reasoning to why our streets are curved like horseshoes and I’m sure on that list is safety. It’s hard to justify going too fast when you can’t see what’s around the corner. For a town that’s always been focused on being family friendly it’s good to have streets where it’s more challenging for someone to go too fast when there may be children playing nearby. With a three-year-old at home the idea of safety has been a growing area of concern for me for, oh, about the last three years. But sadly it seems there are people in the community intent on shaving a good 30 or 40 seconds off their cross-town commute by gunning in through streets. I say seconds because for the most part getting from Point A to Point B anywhere in Kitimat realistically only takes, maybe, seven minutes. Assuming you’re not held up by construction site traffic control. Truly no one is as good of a driver as they think they are and it just takes one kid rushing to grab a ball to cause a tragedy. If residents are to the point of asking the town council to get involved, then there’s really a serious issue here. But Kelso is right, an effective educational campaign is perhaps the right start. We can’t put up a billion speed limit signs in town. We can just educate our drivers, and ensure that ICBC is testing new drivers at the right speed limits too. As for how to reach the community’s drivers in an educational blitz, that is certainly a good question. Print and radio ads are perhaps a way to go, I’m just saying. Colour-coded speed zone maps may also be handy, put up in parking lots or walkway paths. And hey, if we can solve the speeding problem in town, maybe we can move on to people not using their blinkers, headlights, or overly-loud vehicles deciding that limiting decibel output is really for other people. Clearly I have some road issues to sort out, but in the meantime lets take the opportunity to collectively take a breath if we think we’re driving a bit too fast. It’s Kitimat, there’s no rush. Cameron Orr
Refugee issue tough to tackle “When you go to Europe, they treat you well, they give you a house, they pay you money, they take care of your health,” said Ali Hattam Jassim, 37, whose brother recently arrived in Belgium. “We have so many friends there, and they tell us how great the life is.” That’s a direct quote from New York Times coverage of the ongoing Middle East refugee crisis in an article last week about a new surge of migrants, this time from Iraq, which to date has not had nearly as many refugees on the run, as war-torn Syria enmeshed with its own civil war and a brutal assault by ISIS. Hundreds of thousands are dead and at least four million people are displaced. For Canadians it has become the unanticipated election crisis that almost inadvertently waylaid the long campaign, chosen by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who felt it would be advantageous to his ruling Conservative government. Right about now, I suspect, given another opportunity to drop the writ later, Harper would chose a more traditional 40-day timeline. Harper has laboured very hard to stay on his preferred message about
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proven leadership and the economy but as usual there’s always the unexpected in an election. Harper must now try to gauge accurately the majority will of the Canadian people on his refugee policy and find a way to make his mixed message of doing more for migrants/refugees while protecting Canadians from dangerous terrorist exposure. While I tend to agree with the Canadian answer provided by Harper on taking more Syrian refugees into Canada, he does find himself at odds with an awful lot of people favouring faster action, including all opposition leaders and many major media names, as well as a war hero general who begs him to take in 50,000 refugees immediately. For myself, I am more than satisfied with a “go-slow” approach to fully identifying refugees because
I spend a lot of time reading overseas media which claim in numerous stories that ISIS is boasting that there are thousands of their killers masquerading as refugees being admitted into countries like France, Germany, Switzerland and Belgium. To me this is not the time to be rushed into a rash decision. At the time of writing Harper’s view is still this: “We’re going to make sure we identify the most vulnerable people from the most vulnerable groups. We’re also going to make sure, when we’re talking about a significant number of people who come from a terrorist war zone that all screening is done to make sure we protect the security of Canada and Canadians.” However, one of the things that is happening is the number of additional countries joining the alliance to keep air strike pressure on ISIS. Also, the British government has reiterated it will not hesitate to carry out more drone attacks against militants suspected of plotting assaults against the U.K. and its allies. Continued on page 8
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Hospital patients starved of quality food Dear Sir, (Open letter to Kitimat General Hospital’s Health Services Administrator Jonathan Cooper) I am writing to you in regards to the deterioration of the quality of food served at the hospital and long term facilities in Kitimat. Having been a resident here for 45 years I have had many opportunities with myself (last week being a patient for a knee replacement) and family members to experience and eat the food. A parent stayed in your facility for over a year and I also delivered Meals on Wheels for 7 years. My profession for 33 years was teaching, in that time I had training and had taught in the Home Economics field so I have good knowledge about the goals of the Canada Food rules and the importance of good nutrition to improve and maintain one’s health.
It is easy to be complacent about a negative situation when the end is in sight but there are many residents of these facilities in for a very long period of time. On their behalf, I am compelled to urge you to look at this dire situation and do something about it. I was on a committee with Mr. Ernie Archer years ago (2011) when we petitioned the management to address these similar concerns and sadly, things are much worse. Breakfast menus are acceptable but it is the presentation and very poor cooking process for lunch and dinner that account for incredible waste. It would be interesting to weigh how much food is left on plates and hence discarded in the garbage. I realize that the budgeting restraints over the years have closed and reduced services provided by the “in hospital” kitchen
facilities. All the main entrees have been prepared, cooked elsewhere and then shipped frozen to hospitals in the region. Reheating for some of these items is acceptable but the greatest disgrace and totally unacceptable presentation is in regards to vegetables. Some like spinach, zucchini and yams become “slop” that need to be eaten with a spoon. It does not take a rocket scientist much effort to prepare raw or frozen vegetables for serving. Over a six day period, 3 small celery sticks and ½ a slice of tomato were the only fresh raw vegetables served to me. Fruit was even worse: half an apple sliced and half a banana. But juice and rich sickly sweet squares were never lacking. Processed juice provides little nutritional value nor do sugary dessert “squares”. Because I wasn’t a diabetic
I was never offered any refreshments from the food cart in the evening. Interestingly, all patients having a surgery like mine are put on heavy antibiotics so I was surprised when several nurses encouraged me to make sure I had probiotics in my diet. I asked if there was any yogurt available. They said it was only served from the cart to diabetic patients. Yes, I had an outside source but what about the others who are in there without family support? It is easy to criticize but I would be willing to dialogue and meet with you and the food services team to brainstorm for some simple solutions. (The menu selection the patient makes at the beginning of the stay is meaningful but after surgery one doesn’t always have the same appetite.)A simple start would be for the servers to have more interaction with
the patient; ask them what piece of fruit, raw vegetables, dessert, milk or juice they might “fancy” for that day. Do they want soup, dessert or a bun with the meal? Food is contaminated once it is in the room so why not allow patients to make these daily choices. Provide a tub on the server’s trolley holding these items so that only the choice selected is provided. This will reduce the incredible waste. This interaction with a patient promotes a healthy and a much more personal stay in the hospital that is a very positive move in promoting healing. Very sincerely a concerned and pro active citizen, Susan Jay PS. I encourage you to eat the meals served to the patient for a period of time and come to your own conclusions!
Taking a poke at the Sign vandalism no small mischief elephant in the room Back in April of last year I wrote about the elephant in the LNG room - Japan restarting its nuclear power plants. On August 11 the elephant stirred. To quickly recap, as 2011 dawned Japan had 54 operational nuclear power stations which produced just shy of 30 per cent of the nation’s electricity needs. In March of that year a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami caused a catastrophic meltdown at the three Fukushima reactors. Alarmed by the disaster, the Japanese government ordered every nuke plant shut down and one by one over the next two years they did just that. The huge hole in electricity supply was filled by increased imports of oil, coal and especially LNG which by 2013 accounted for slightly more than 43 per cent of Japan’s energy mix. Over that same two years the price of oil rose steadily and, since LNG prices were tied to oil, so did the cost of imported LNG, at
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its height hitting $20 a million British Thermal Units (mbtu). That drove a bus through Japan’s balance of trade resulting in four straight years of unheard of trade deficits that hit a record US$103 billion by last year, In the same time frame electricity rates for residential users rose 19 per cent while industry/commercial got hit with a 29 per cent hike, the latter prompting one prominent Japanese industrialist to suggest companies looking to invest in new manufacturing facilities could decide to do so in countries where the energy costs were significantly lower. Not surprisingly the Japanese government, led by prime minister Shinzo Abe, decided that the solution was to significantly reduce the country’s reliance on imports which in turn meant re-
starting its nukes. At the same time, and mindful of opinion polls that showed 60 per cent of Japanese were opposed to any such move, it knew that could only happen if a regulatory regime was put in place that allayed people’s fears. The vehicle to do that was a newly created Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority armed with stringent new rules regarding plant safety and the teeth to enforce them. Which takes us to August 11 this year, the day on which the Kyushu power company, having jumped through all the hoops and cleared all the hurdles, restarted its Sendai 1 reactor on the island of Kyushu. Now granted this is only one reactor but the question of what effect this will have on Japanese LNG consumption is still relevant. Continued on page 6
Dear Sir, Over 40 Conservative campaign signs have been removed from the highways leading to Terrace from Prince Rupert and Kitimat, over the last week. Signs have been removed from private property as well. It is an illegal act to remove a political sign during an election, subject to a heavy fine and/or incarceration. The question is, “Why would a supporter of an opposing Party participate in such an undemocratic event or action? Are they insecure, cowardly, or just mischievous? Why are the Conservative signs, only, targeted? Why are people not allowed to publically express their interests and
concerns in such an important event, which will have significant impact on the future of our country, region, riding, and each of us as individuals?” I appeal to community members to report removal or vandalism of signs that have been placed on the designated municipal, highway, and private properties. The perpetrators must be held accountable for their illegal actions. Otherwise we have allowed an undemocratic element to interfere with our right to respectively and peacefully participate in our free and open political process. Sincerely, Al Goodwin Kitimat Resident
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And the answer is none. That’s because Kyushu’s power plant fleet, like most other utilities in Japan, includes oil-fired and coal-fired plants and it was five of the former that were taken off line when Sendai 1 powered up. And it is safe to assume that the same fate awaits the remaining two when Sendai 2 goes operational next month. (It should be noted they are not being mothballed because they might still be needed at times of peak demand.) So if oil-fired is shuttered first, surely coal-fired is the next to go. Not necessarily. The problem is that while oil was an obvious target given it was the most expensive feedstock for power production, as cheap as LNG is these days coal is cheaper still. In fact so compelling were the economics that this Spring Japanese utilities were talking about building dozens of new coalfired plants. However, that was was before nuclear had taken the first small step in rising pheonixlike from the figurative ashes of Fukushima. What happens to those plans from here on depends on just how high that nuclear pheonix flies. Which takes us to just how many nukes are likely to come on line and in what time frame. But that will have to wait for next time.
EAO says Kitimat LNG “substantially started” It’s not a Final Investment Decision but it is good news for the Chevron/Woodside partnership that is Kitimat LNG. The facility, proposed to be built at Bish Cove, already has its environmental
certificate in hand, which was given an extension in 2011. In a letter from the BC Environmental Assessment office this month, the project is said to be considered “substantially started.”
What that distinction boils down to is that the office believes that enough work has commenced on the project so far that the environmental certificate will now never expire for the project.
The project as it exists in Kitimat did slow down significantly earlier this year, after Chevron reopened Bish Forest Service Road. Early site work had taken place where the facility would be built, but the
company said it is focusing on the upstream assets and engineering is still ongoing before the company makes an investment decision. Chevron added Woodside as its partner after Apache sold its stake.
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Candidate says refining locally is key Adding refining capacity to increase fuel supplies might bring down the price of gas, say Skeena – Bulkley Valley federal election candidates, but where or if a refinery might be built remains an open question. The issue arose with NDP candidate Nathan Cullen promising that an NDP government would aggressively pursue lower pump prices and fining gas companies found to be overcharging. But he also said high prices are often blamed on the global market conditions, wondering why that's so because Canada has the third largest supply of oil in the world yet imports the product. “One of the clear solutions to shielding ourselves from that overseas volatility is to be refining more of that resource, and creating more jobs, right here in Canada," said Cullen in a statement. But speaking later Cullen would not broaden that statement out to supporting either one of two proposals for a refinery on the north coast. “I think first you need a real [environmental] assessment process and I would argue that doesn't exist,” said Cullen. “You would need to address [aboriginal] rights and title and get local commu-
economy,” he said. But, Layton added, he hasn't seen any environmental assessments connected to the projects nor any details. The Liberal candidate did “caution people that with the way our current gas prices are determined I suspect this will not impact our prices in any significant way” he said of an increased supply of fuel. The Christian Heritage Party's Don Spratt also supported the construction of a new refinery while emphasizing the need for environmental safeguards. “We should wean ourselves off foreign oil, have a domestic free market pricing system, like other oil producing countries. That should lower prices at the pump, while we sell our surplus oil and gas at world market prices,” said Spratt. He was more leery of the NDP's ability to manage prices. “Even if they could somehow force lower prices at the pump, they would eventually raise the price up in higher gas taxes,” said Spratt of an NDP government. Cullen's position on gas pricing included a promise that a NDP government would create a gas ombudsman position.
nities onside and public support.” Cullen said the NDP have consistently opposed moves by the federal Conservative government to weaken the way environmental reviews are conducted and federal agencies charged with overseeing industrial activity. In any event, Cullen continued, neither the Kitimat Clean project proposed for Kitimat nor the Pacific Future Energy project proposed for near Prince Rupert are anywhere close to beginning an environmental review. Both would also require a pipeline to carry crude from Alberta to the coast, a concept Cullen vigorously opposes when it comes to the Northern Gateway proposal sought by Enbridge. That involves pumping Alberta crude to a planned export terminal at Kitimat to Asian refineries. Liberal candidate Brad Layton said he'd support construction in one or the other of the two locations “if it could be done in a responsible, safe and environmentally sound way.” “I would most definitely like to see us refine more of our raw resources here in Canada including crude oil. This would boost jobs and contribute to a healthy
Information provided by his campaign indicated the position's job description and responsibilities would be similar, but not exactly the same, as to those called for in a private member's bill introduced in 2012 by a now-former NDP MP. In that bill, the ombudsman would take in complaints about the business practices of oil and gas suppliers and, if warranted, investigate those complaints. If the complaint is, to use the bill's wording, “well-founded,” the ombudsman would send recommendations for action to the oil or gas suppliers. And if the ombudsman is not satisfied with the response by the supplier, a report is then sent to the federal industry minister. The private member's bill was, however, silent as to what the minister could or would then do. Cullen also said a NDP government would follow through on Conservative legislation which called for fines to those whose gas pumps aren't calibrated and so pump out less than what is indicated on the meter. The legislation came into force in 2014 but no fines have yet been issued. - Terrace Standard
School district switching up its digital database Jackie Lieuwen The Coast Mountain School District is switching to a new student information database that is more intuitive and user-friendly. The move is in line with a 2013 decision by the provincial education ministry to get rid of a former system called British Columbia Enterprise Student Information System (BCeSIS). The ministry then signed a contract with Fujitsu Consulting to develop a new program, which was ready in 2014 and is known as MyEducationBC. The Coast Mountains School District started training teachers on the new system in June. Not publicly accessible, the database program logs all the student information from demographics and contact information to achievements, special education, and medical and custody alerts. The old BCeSIS program was not very functional or userfriendly, said Janet Meyer, Director of Instruction, School Support at the Coast
Mountains School District. “I don’t think it lived up to its potential or our expectation of it… I am already farther along in MyEduBC then I ever was in BCeSIS simply because of its intuitiveness and its ease of use,” she said. “It is so much easier to use.” The school district conducted a brief refresher course for teachers on the first day of school yesterday, and will hold open houses throughout the fall for anyone with questions. Meyer says an implementation team is in place offering a lot of support for teachers or staff as they get familiar with the new program. In October, before the first report cards of the new school year are prepared, teachers will have one more training session about data entry. MyEducationBC also has capabilities for parents and students to access certain information, but that will not be implemented this year. The new system is
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UFOs over Kitimat Cameron Orr Is the truth out there? It may have been hovering over Kitimat September 1 anyway, as a unidentified flying object (UFO) tracking blog received a report of suspicious spheres hovering over Kitimat’s City Centre. The report on the website UFO Stalker does not include the submitter’s name. As per the report posted on the site, “Two of my friends were comming [sic] out of the Subway restaurant located at the mall in Kitimat BC at 22h00 on Sept 1st 2015. Once they reached their car 300ft away, they looked back
and saw 3 spheres hovering over the mall.” The report continues that one was big and yellow, “not a perfect sphere” and two were smaller white spheres. “The bigger one stayed still all along with the two smaller ones were moving fast, disappearing and reapparing somewhere else.” The person said his friend filmed the scene for over a minute before getting inside of the car, “too frightened to continue.” The entire scene was said to last approximately five minutes. “My friend sent me the movie but I only
“The bigger one stayed still all along with the two smaller ones were moving fast, disappearing and reapparing somewhere else.” got 37sec of which only 5sec is viewable. It’s possible to see on slow motion one small sphere making a loop under a street light,” the submitter’s report concluded. The Kitimat RCMP say there were no reports on September 1 involving unexplained objects in the sky.
Labour Day Picnic Families not shy on rain water came out to Unifor 2300’s annual Labour Day Picnic and took the weather in good spirit as they enjoyed activities and a free barbecue to celebrate the day. Cameron Orr
Film fest back to support SAR Cameron Orr The good work done by Kitimat Search and Rescue has to be paid for somehow. The group’s major annual fundraiser is coming back in October, two-shows of a collection of high intensity films. The first show is the Radical Reels Tour, a collection of “the most outrageous films from the Banff Mountain Film Festival and beyond.” The event is taking place at Mount Elizabeth Theatre October 3 at 7 p.m. The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will follow on October 10 at 7 p.m., also at Mount Elizabeth Theatre. The shows are well known to sell out so seek out your ticket soon. Tickets can be picked up at Pyramid Office Supplies.
Refugee Continued from page 4 “We wouldn’t hesitate to do it again if we know that there is an armed attack that is likely,” Mr. Fallon told the BBC. “If we know who is involved in it, then we have to do something about it.” He said there were a number of terrorists in Syria “who are actively involved in planning attacks on our streets, who have been planning attacks on the streets of Australia, and on the streets of the United States.” It was a Canadian youth in his black ISIS gear, we saw burning his Canadian passport on TV and warning Canadians “we are coming to get you.”
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Fayre to benefit refugees The Christ the King Parish in Kitimat is putting a new spin on an annual event. This year the parish is hosting a Community Fall Fayre — yes Fayre — which will bring together food and activites for all ages on September 19. Fayre, if you’re wondering, is an old-fashioned spelling of the more familiar ‘fair’. The event will include a Kids Corner for activities, which will also see the appearance of Flopsy the bunny who will star in his own gameshow. Any further details will have to wait for Flopsy’s showtime that day. Other events will include singers and performers, and a car wash by donation. There will also be merchants at tables and even in the parking lot, where there willbe Kitimat’s first
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Long live the Queen Celebrating her record-breaking 63-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II was honoured with a small ceremony at Kitimat’s Centennial Park on September 9.
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DISTRICT OF KITIMAT INVITATION TO TENDER CABLE CAR WATER RESERVOIR REPAIRS 2015 Tenders, sealed in separate envelopes marked “Tender for Cable Car Water Reservoir Repairs 2015� will be received at the District of Kitimat office, located at 270 City Centre, Kitimat, BC V8C 2H7, no later than 2:30 pm local time on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 and will be opened in public at that time. The work under this contract includes, but is not limited to, the following: - Remove and dispose of degraded concrete wall areas; - Supply and place rebar reinforcing; - Supply and place water stops; - Pour approximately 8 m3 of internal and external concrete bracing wall; - Backfill reservoir footing in native material and compact. Tender documents may be obtained from the District of Kitimat. Inquiries should be directed to Noel Simpkins, Engineering Technologist at the District of Kitimat, Engineering Department at 270 City Centre, Kitimat, BC V8C 2H7, telephone 250-632-8900. Tenders must be accompanied by a Certified Cheque or Bid Bond in the amount of 10% of the tendered price as bid security. The District of Kitimat reserves the right to reject all tenders or to award the Contract to other than the lowest tender received if it perceives that to be in its best interests. Tim Gleig, P. Eng. Municipal Engineer 270 City Centre Kitimat, BC V8C 2H7
Works of Guldin On now at the Kitimat Museum & Archives art gallery is a collection of works by Andrea Guldin. The collection of paintings show opened on September 10. Guldin was sure to bring her daughter Elowen to the opening too. September 14 UNIFOR RETIRED WORKERS Chapter Social at 1:00 p.m. at the Unifor Union Hall 235 Enterprise Ave. Kitimat. All Unifor Retired Workers in Northern B.C. are welcome to attend. Contact Raymond Raj at rayrraj@gmail.com or 250632-4006 for more information. September 21 CHRIST THE KING PARISH Bereavement Ministry Committee will be sponsoring “Connecting Each Other With Hope�, a six-week grief support group for adults. Sessions run 7 to 9 p.m. Open to all, regardless of religious affiliation. To register or find out more call Lidia at 250-632-6292 or Susana at 250-632-2215. Ongoing PRAYER CANADA. We meet each week on Tuesdays 12 noon to 1 p.m. For location and further information please call 250-632-4554. Or e-mail lesleykitimat@hotmail.com. Do you or someone you know have bladder cancer? You’re not alone. It’s the 5th most common cancer in Canada. Bladder Cancer Canada is here to help... or just to talk. In Kitimat, call Glen Sevigny at 250-632-3486. Or emailglensevigny@gmail. com. NECHAKO TOASTMASTERS meet the first and third Thursdays of the month in
the Kitimat General Hospital multi-purpose room. Meetings start at 7 p.m. The new season will begin September 10. HOSPICE: Do you have a couple of hours a month to make phone calls, plant flowers, share memories, play cards, etc.? Hospice can provide you with excellent training. Call us now at 250-632-2278. KITIMAT LADIES AUXILIARY, Branch 250 hold regular meetings every second Thursday of the month. More information by calling Nancy at 250-632-4051, or Lyn at 250632-2351. FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY To join, contact Luce Gauthier at lucegauthier10@gmail.com or Virginia Charron @ vcharron@kitimatpubliclibrary.org or call 250632-8985. KITIMAT QUILTERS GUILD: If you are interested in joining the Kitimat Quilters Guild please contact Aileen Ponter at 250-632-6225 or Janet Malnis at 250-632-7387 for further information. THE KITIMAT POTTERY GUILD meets in the Riverlodge arts wing every Thursday, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Interested in playing with clay? All experience levels welcome. For more information call Anne at 250-632-3318. THE KITIMAT PUBLIC LIBRARY offers the highly en-
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gaging Mother Goose StoryTime for pre-schoolers Monday mornings from 10:30 -11:15 .am. Please register for this free program. HEALTHY BABIES drop in is held every Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Kitimat Child Development Center. They welcome families throughout pregnancy and up to one year (older siblings welcome). Come meet other parents and infants over light refreshments with support from the CDC staff and a Public Health Nurse. For more information call 250-632-3144. CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE FunSpot drop-in for children aged birth to 5 years with caregivers. Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays 10 am- 12 pm. Fridays are now a combined drop-in/multicultural playgroup. All are welcome to attend. Contact 250-632-3144 for more information. KITIMAT FIBRE ARTS GUILD: Interested in knitting, spinning, weaving, or any other fibre? For more information phone Maureen 250-632-5444. KITIMAT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS - I have M.S. but M.S. does not have me. You are not alone, male or female, and the Kitimat M.S. group would like to be here for you. Total confidentiality. For more information contact Mary at 250-639-6016.
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Despite downpour, derby delights The annual Fishing Derby continued its tradition of being an activity-packed day at the Visitor Information Centre at Heritage Park. With an assortment of activities, DJ music and barbecue there was no shortage of things for the family to do, as anglers poured in to weigh their big catch. This was the Derby’s 28th year. Hayden Calkins’s 12lbs 5 3/4oz coho earned him the largest fish in the Youth category. Linda Patterson stood tall in the Women’s category with her 12lbs, 11 3/4 oz catch. Daryle Bolton topped the Men’s with his 12lbs, 10 5/8oz coho. The list of recipients for youth grand prizes were Myles Pedro, Keaton Demelo, Brody Velho, Alexa Rigoni and Trevor Crosby. Adult grand prizes were awarded to Kevin Barry, Cheryl Gilbert, Duane Hanson, Wendy Kraft and Michael Luis. Lucky winners of shuttle bus rider prizes were Justin Lowes, Cliff Forster, Deanne McConnel, and Mike Ward. Finally, the winners of the scavenger hunt were Val Little, Darlene Gordychuk and Shannon Molloy.
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Top to bottom, Daryle Bolton, Linda Patterson, and Hayden Calkins. Photos taken by the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce.
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